Getting the famous “1213 Deadlock found when trying to get lock; try restarting transaction” error in Nextcloud can be frustrating. This issue affected many users and was discussed in bug reports like this: Nextcloud Deadlock Issue
. The community frequently recommends switching the backend database to PostgreSQL. While I was initially skeptical, the migration proved to be the definitive solution for this recurring issue in my setup.
This guide outlines the streamlined procedure for migrating Nextcloud from MariaDB/MySQL to PostgreSQL. The process is uncomplicated and can drastically improve system stability.
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