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Published Jun. 30, 2025

Liferay PaaS: Cannot add hotfix to the GitHub repository - Hotfix is larger than 100MB

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Solyom Nagy-Györkös

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Issue

  • The hotfix is so large that it is cannot be added to GitHub repository from local Liferay environment.
  • GitHub has 100MB limit and large file support would add more costs (if it would resolve it).

Environment

  • Liferay PaaS

Resolution

  1. The best way to resolve this use case is to create a file called Dockerfile.ext under Liferay folder.
    Everything in this file will be added at the end of the Dockerfile created by createDockerfile.

  2. In this Dockerfile the following line can be added, replacing XXXX for the hotfix to be installed: 
    RUN /opt/liferay/patching-tool/patching-tool.sh install hotfix-XXXX
    This way it will download the hotfix before the container gets up.

  3. (It is probable that running a newer Docker image already contains the newest patching tool, therefore the newest patching tool not necessary to be added, but stay alert to any errors regarding the patching tool.)

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