# Weblate.duniter.org improvement
**URL:** https://forum.duniter.org/t/weblate-duniter-org-improvement/12786
**Category:** Tools
**Tags:** weblate, translation
**Created:** [16 December 2024 17:32 UTC](https://forum.duniter.org/t/weblate-duniter-org-improvement/12786 "2024-12-16T17:32:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 17
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### Author:  [@arbocenc](https://forum.duniter.org/u/arbocenc)
#### Post date: [16 December 2024 17:32 UTC](https://forum.duniter.org/t/weblate-duniter-org-improvement/12786/1 "2024-12-16T17:32:06Z")
Hi!
I wonder if, to be more agile, [weblate.duniter.org](http://weblate.duniter.org) could have 1-2 more users who can receive and accept/deny new translation projects at our Weblate instance, and then create the new project. Specially I’d like @Moul , @kapis , @vjrj to be one of them 😉 (any other senior and active community member could also apply!).
I’m not sure if it’s possible, but I suppose web can use a not “root” role with this permission. Any of you have experience with it? If not, I can search about it :-p
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### Author:  [@Moul](https://forum.duniter.org/u/Moul)
#### Post date: [11 October 2025 14:00 UTC](https://forum.duniter.org/t/weblate-duniter-org-improvement/12786/2 "2025-10-11T14:00:06Z")
@arbocenc Your Weblate instance is broken!
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### Author:  [@arbocenc](https://forum.duniter.org/u/arbocenc)
#### Post date: [13 October 2025 14:23 UTC](https://forum.duniter.org/t/weblate-duniter-org-improvement/12786/3 "2025-10-13T14:23:44Z")
Thanks for the warning… Going there!
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### Author:  [@arbocenc](https://forum.duniter.org/u/arbocenc)
#### Post date: [13 October 2025 14:34 UTC](https://forum.duniter.org/t/weblate-duniter-org-improvement/12786/4 "2025-10-13T14:34:39Z")
Solved! Try again!
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### Author:  [@1000i100](https://forum.duniter.org/u/1000i100)
#### Post date: [17 December 2025 19:15 UTC](https://forum.duniter.org/t/weblate-duniter-org-improvement/12786/5 "2025-12-17T19:15:29Z")
I see [weblate.duniter.org](http://weblate.duniter.org) is one major version late (V4 and note V5).
Is there an issue about updating ?
I will add [tools / g1vote-view · GitLab](https://git.duniter.org/tools/g1vote-view) for translation review soon, and perhaps [tools / multilang-mnemonic-converter · GitLab](https://git.duniter.org/tools/multilang-mnemonic-converter)
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### Author:  [@arbocenc](https://forum.duniter.org/u/arbocenc)
#### Post date: [17 December 2025 20:39 UTC](https://forum.duniter.org/t/weblate-duniter-org-improvement/12786/6 "2025-12-17T20:39:17Z")
Here you are: [Funcionalitat/Millora #2254: Actualitzar a una nova versió - Weblate Duniter - Calbasi.net: gestor de projectes](https://redmine.calbasi.net/issues/2254)
I’ve no experience upgrading weblate. Any advices? Is it an easy process?
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### Author:  [@1000i100](https://forum.duniter.org/u/1000i100)
#### Post date: [17 December 2025 21:05 UTC](https://forum.duniter.org/t/weblate-duniter-org-improvement/12786/7 "2025-12-17T21:05:24Z")
> [@arbocenc](#):
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> I’ve no experience upgrading weblate. Any advices? Is it an easy process?
I don’t know, the most important thing in my opinion is : is there recent backup ?
So if it don’t go smooth, we can rollback without harm.
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### Author:  [@arbocenc](https://forum.duniter.org/u/arbocenc)
#### Post date: [17 December 2025 22:01 UTC](https://forum.duniter.org/t/weblate-duniter-org-improvement/12786/8 "2025-12-17T22:01:30Z")
Yes, there are daily backups.
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### Author:  [@amigo](https://forum.duniter.org/u/amigo)
#### Post date: [2 August 2026 22:16 UTC](https://forum.duniter.org/t/weblate-duniter-org-improvement/12786/9 "2026-08-02T22:16:22Z")
I was translating Cesium2 to Portuguese yesterday, but suddenly I got this error today.
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### Author:  [@vit](https://forum.duniter.org/u/vit)
#### Post date: [7 August 2026 12:45 UTC](https://forum.duniter.org/t/weblate-duniter-org-improvement/12786/10 "2026-08-07T12:45:31Z")
@arbocenc same for me today: site is down !
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### Author:  [@arbocenc](https://forum.duniter.org/u/arbocenc)
#### Post date: [7 August 2026 20:39 UTC](https://forum.duniter.org/t/weblate-duniter-org-improvement/12786/11 "2026-08-07T20:39:36Z")
cc @vit Thanks for reporting… Just trying to fix it!
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### Author:  [@arbocenc](https://forum.duniter.org/u/arbocenc)
#### Post date: [7 August 2026 20:43 UTC](https://forum.duniter.org/t/weblate-duniter-org-improvement/12786/12 "2026-08-07T20:43:20Z")
Just restarting the weblate instance do the trick. Try now
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### Author:  [@amigo](https://forum.duniter.org/u/amigo)
#### Post date: [7 August 2026 22:47 UTC](https://forum.duniter.org/t/weblate-duniter-org-improvement/12786/13 "2026-08-07T22:47:10Z")
Je suis heureux de voir le site fonctionner à nouveau. Mais quel dommage qu’il n’ait pas gardé et j’aie perdu tout mon travail de traduction de Cesium2 vers le Portugais
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### Author:  [@arbocenc](https://forum.duniter.org/u/arbocenc)
#### Post date: [15 September 2026 09:53 UTC](https://forum.duniter.org/t/weblate-duniter-org-improvement/12786/14 "2026-09-15T09:53:04Z")
Are you sure?? I’ve not use any backup, so your work should stay there. When do you work on the Portuguese translation for last time?
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### Author:  [@vit](https://forum.duniter.org/u/vit)
#### Post date: [21 September 2026 17:55 UTC](https://forum.duniter.org/t/weblate-duniter-org-improvement/12786/15 "2026-09-21T17:55:00Z")
@arbocenc
On the Weblate instance, the component currently pushes to GitLab using **a SSH key**. I would like to switch to GitLab Merge Requests instead.
Could you please do the following on the Weblate server?
**1. Remove the SSH key**
- Delete the private key file used by Weblate in `DATA_DIR/ssh/` (typically `id_rsa` or `id_ed25519`).
**2. Add the GitLab API credentials**
In the Weblate server configuration (`settings.py` or environment variables), add:
```python
GITLAB_CREDENTIALS = {
"gitlab.com": {
"username": "",
"token": "",
}
}
```
I will provide the username and token separately by PM.
**3. Change the component VCS backend (already done in Tikka project)**
In the component settings, switch the **Version control system** from `Git` to **`GitLab merge requests`** , and use the HTTPS repository URL.
Once this is done, Weblate will open Merge Requests instead of pushing directly to `main`.
Thanks a lot for your help.
[EDIT]
dont do anything! Just help me investigate why weblate can add commit in my gitlab protected main branch. Thx !
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### Author:  [@elois](https://forum.duniter.org/u/elois)
#### Post date: [21 September 2026 18:11 UTC](https://forum.duniter.org/t/weblate-duniter-org-improvement/12786/16 "2026-09-21T18:11:32Z")
> [@vit](#):
>
> Change the component VCS backend (already done in Tikka project)
Should we do that for all projects that use the weblate? Like Cesium for example?
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### Author:  [@vit](https://forum.duniter.org/u/vit)
#### Post date: [21 September 2026 18:31 UTC](https://forum.duniter.org/t/weblate-duniter-org-improvement/12786/17 "2026-09-21T18:31:49Z")
Sorry, I made a mistake in understanding how weblate could add commits on my tikka protected main branch reserved only to maintainer level accounts. I didn’t allow the public ssh key of weblate server to access my gitlab account. So I will continue to investigate how weblate do to access my protected main branch…
[EDIT]
Found ! A weblate user had Maintenance Rights on my repo and could push on protected branches! I reduced the level to `Developer`. Everybody should check the level of permissions of this user on his repo (@moul look at the default level of this user…) .
[](https://git.duniter.org/weblate)
[Weblate push user](https://git.duniter.org/weblate)
[@weblate](https://git.duniter.org/weblate)