[BUG] v1.5.3-ls329 is broken

[RacerBas]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Current Behavior

When I update to v1.5.3-ls329 the WEB-UI never comes online but when I downgrade to v1.5.3-ls328 everything starts working again. I suspect this message is related:
/app/bazarr/bin/bazarr/../libs/python_anticaptcha/__init__.py:2: UserWarning: pkg_resources is deprecated as an API. See https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html. The pkg_resources package is slated for removal as early as 2025-11-30. Refrain from using this package or pin to Setuptools<81. from pkg_resources import get_distribution, DistributionNotFound
seeing how the release before it is fairly close to the mentioned date I'm guessing that pkg_resources does not work anymore in v1.5.3-ls329

I made sure to remove all the containers and the caching files and rebuilt all the containers from online. Once you change the tag to the previous version it instantly works again.

Expected Behavior

Bazarr starting child process with PID 164... /app/bazarr/bin/bazarr/../libs/python_anticaptcha/__init__.py:2: UserWarning: pkg_resources is deprecated as an API. See https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html. The pkg_resources package is slated for removal as early as 2025-11-30. Refrain from using this package or pin to Setuptools<81. from pkg_resources import get_distribution, DistributionNotFound 2025-12-30 11:42:55,940 - root (7b959675ab28) : INFO (scheduler:77) - Scheduler will use this timezone: Europe/Amsterdam Connection to localhost (127.0.0.1) 6767 port [tcp/*] succeeded! [ls.io-init] done. 2025-12-30 11:43:03,432 - root (7b959675ab28) : INFO (main:74) - Interactive jobs queue started and waiting for tasks 2025-12-30 11:43:03,437 - root (7b956fbcbb30) : INFO (signalr_client:122) - BAZARR trying to connect to Sonarr SignalR feed... 2025-12-30 11:43:03,443 - root (7b956f99ab30) : INFO (signalr_client:189) - BAZARR trying to connect to Radarr SignalR feed... 2025-12-30 11:43:03,444 - waitress (7b959675ab28) : INFO (wasyncore:485) - BAZARR is started and waiting for requests on: http://***.***.***.***:6767 2025-12-30 11:43:03,501 - root (7b956f769b30) : INFO (signalr_client:217) - BAZARR SignalR client for Radarr is connected and waiting for events. 2025-12-30 11:43:03,517 - root (7b956f99ab30) : INFO (signalr_client:150) - BAZARR SignalR client for Sonarr is connected and waiting for events. 2025-12-30 11:43:13,015 - root (7b956f0d6b30) : INFO (get_providers:204) - Using podnapisi again after 1 hour, (disabled because: TooManyRequests)

Steps To Reproduce

in docker compose change image: linuxserver/bazarr:v1.5.3-ls328 to image: linuxserver/bazarr:v1.5.3-ls329 and the container stops booting infinitely (days/hours) with only this:
`───────────────────────────────────────
Linuxserver.io version: v1.5.3-ls329
Build-date: 2025-12-23T21:32:13+00:00
───────────────────────────────────────

[custom-init] No custom files found, skipping...
Bazarr starting child process with PID 164...
/app/bazarr/bin/bazarr/../libs/python_anticaptcha/init.py:2: UserWarning: pkg_resources is deprecated as an API. See https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html. The pkg_resources package is slated for removal as early as 2025-11-30. Refrain from using this package or pin to Setuptools<81.
from pkg_resources import get_distribution, DistributionNotFound
`

Environment

- OS: Ubuntu Server 24.04 minimal
- How docker service was installed:
sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
echo \
  "deb [arch="$(dpkg --print-architecture)" signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
  "$(. /etc/os-release && echo "$VERSION_CODENAME")" stable" | \
  sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin

CPU architecture

x86-64

Docker creation

services:
  bazarr:
    image: linuxserver/bazarr
    container_name: bazarr
    environment:
      - PUID=$PUID
      - PGID=$PGID
      - TZ=$TZ
    ports:
      - 6767:6767
    restart: unless-stopped

Container logs

[migrations] started
[migrations] no migrations found
usermod: user abc is currently used by process 1
───────────────────────────────────────

      ██╗     ███████╗██╗ ██████╗
      ██║     ██╔════╝██║██╔═══██╗
      ██║     ███████╗██║██║   ██║
      ██║     ╚════██║██║██║   ██║
      ███████╗███████║██║╚██████╔╝
      ╚══════╝╚══════╝╚═╝ ╚═════╝

   Brought to you by linuxserver.io
───────────────────────────────────────

To support the app dev(s) visit:
Bazarr: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=XHHRWXT9YB7WE&source=url

To support LSIO projects visit:
https://www.linuxserver.io/donate/

───────────────────────────────────────
GID/UID
───────────────────────────────────────

User UID:    1000
User GID:    1000
───────────────────────────────────────
Linuxserver.io version: v1.5.3-ls329
Build-date: 2025-12-23T21:32:13+00:00
───────────────────────────────────────

[custom-init] No custom files found, skipping...
Bazarr starting child process with PID 164...
/app/bazarr/bin/bazarr/../libs/python_anticaptcha/__init__.py:2: UserWarning: pkg_resources is deprecated as an API. See https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html. The pkg_resources package is slated for removal as early as 2025-11-30. Refrain from using this package or pin to Setuptools<81.
  from pkg_resources import get_distribution, DistributionNotFound

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[AcevedoR]

Same issue here, thanks a lot for the issue, first time user here wondering if his conf was wrong 😆

[j0nnymoe]

Unable to replicate here with existing install - also get the same error in log but works fine. Also our CI test passes: https://ci-tests.linuxserver.io/linuxserver/bazarr/latest/index.html

Please check the actual bazarr.log file in your /config/log folder to see if there are any errors there.

[AcevedoR]

There was no log file in /config/log for me (but when I downgraded to v1.5.3-ls328 I did have regular logs)

[gauth-fr]

Same issue here.
Nothing in the log file either.

So, I tried to create a new blank instance, just to see if it's starting. But no. Nothing, no even a log file.

Going back to ls328 seems to fix the issue.

[trumpet7347]

I am seeing the same behavior as well, ls329 shows the same pkg_resources error in the logs, and the web-ui never comes up, but ls328 works as expected

[j0nnymoe]

People are going to need more information about their setups in that case (host os etc). I've not been able to replicate nor has the bazaar dev when we have spoke to them.

[RacerBas]

I've listed my OS and docker install method in the issue creation. Is there a debug flag which I can use to see more details? It doesn't seem to start far enough to generate a log file on 329
The port 6767 launch from the CI test never happens in production.

Will try clean install vm tomorrow

[RacerBas]

Extra information:
Client: Docker Engine - Community
Version: 29.1.3
API version: 1.52
Go version: go1.25.5
Git commit: f52814d
Built: Fri Dec 12 14:49:32 2025
OS/Arch: linux/amd64
Context: default

Server: Docker Engine - Community
Engine:
Version: 29.1.3
API version: 1.52 (minimum version 1.44)
Go version: go1.25.5
Git commit: fbf3ed2
Built: Fri Dec 12 14:49:32 2025
OS/Arch: linux/amd64
Experimental: false
containerd:
Version: v2.2.1
GitCommit: dea7da592f5d1d2b7755e3a161be07f43fad8f75
runc:
Version: 1.3.4
GitCommit: v1.3.4-0-gd6d73eb8
docker-init:
Version: 0.19.0
GitCommit: de40ad0

[dcbell]

Same issue here. I dug in and manually ran the child process that listens on 6767 and got this:

/app/bazarr/bin/bazarr/../libs/python_anticaptcha/__init__.py:2: UserWarning: pkg_resources is deprecated as an API. See https
://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html. The pkg_resources package is slated for removal as early as 2025-11-30. Re
frain from using this package or pin to Setuptools<81.
  from pkg_resources import get_distribution, DistributionNotFound
Fatal Python error: Segmentation fault

Current thread 0x00007c033f3d7b28 (most recent call first):
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488 in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 1301 in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935 in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331 in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360 in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488 in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1415 in _handle_fromlist
  File "/lsiopy/lib/python3.12/site-packages/numpy/_core/multiarray.py", line 11 in <module>
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488 in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 999 in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935 in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331 in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360 in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488 in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1415 in _handle_fromlist
  File "/lsiopy/lib/python3.12/site-packages/numpy/_core/__init__.py", line 22 in <module>
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488 in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 999 in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935 in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331 in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360 in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488 in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1310 in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360 in _find_and_load
  File "/lsiopy/lib/python3.12/site-packages/numpy/__config__.py", line 4 in <module>
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488 in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 999 in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935 in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331 in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360 in _find_and_load
  File "/lsiopy/lib/python3.12/site-packages/numpy/__init__.py", line 112 in <module>
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488 in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 999 in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935 in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331 in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360 in _find_and_load
  File "/app/bazarr/bin/bazarr/../libs/json_tricks/nonp.py", line 60 in <module>
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488 in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 999 in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935 in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331 in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360 in _find_and_load
  File "/app/bazarr/bin/bazarr/../libs/json_tricks/__init__.py", line 15 in <module>
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488 in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 999 in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935 in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331 in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360 in _find_and_load
  File "/app/bazarr/bin/bazarr/../custom_libs/subzero/lib/json.py", line 5 in <module>
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488 in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 999 in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935 in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331 in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360 in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488 in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1415 in _handle_fromlist
  File "/app/bazarr/bin/bazarr/../custom_libs/subzero/lib/__init__.py", line 3 in <module>
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488 in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 999 in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935 in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331 in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360 in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488 in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1310 in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360 in _find_and_load
  File "/app/bazarr/bin/bazarr/../custom_libs/subliminal_patch/http.py", line 38 in <module>
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488 in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 999 in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935 in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331 in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360 in _find_and_load
  File "/app/bazarr/bin/bazarr/../custom_libs/subliminal_patch/refiners/omdb.py", line 9 in <module>
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488 in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 999 in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935 in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331 in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360 in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1387 in _gcd_import
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/importlib/__init__.py", line 90 in import_module
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/importlib/metadata/__init__.py", line 205 in load
  File "/app/bazarr/bin/bazarr/../libs/stevedore/extension.py", line 240 in _load_one_plugin
  File "/app/bazarr/bin/bazarr/../custom_libs/subliminal/extensions.py", line 67 in register
  File "/app/bazarr/bin/bazarr/../custom_libs/subliminal_patch/extensions.py", line 61 in <module>
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488 in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 999 in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935 in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331 in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360 in _find_and_load
  File "/app/bazarr/bin/bazarr/../custom_libs/subliminal_patch/providers/__init__.py", line 12 in <module>
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488 in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 999 in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935 in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331 in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360 in _find_and_load
  File "/app/bazarr/bin/bazarr/../custom_libs/subliminal_patch/__init__.py", line 8 in <module>
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488 in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 999 in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935 in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331 in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360 in _find_and_load
  ...

Extension modules: lxml._elementpath, lxml.etree, numpy._core._multiarray_umath (total: 3)

[Xitro01]

I have the exact same issue after updating. First I thought it was config/breaking changes related. But after seeing this issue, apparantly I am not alone!

[makhlouta]

I have the same issue, same error, web interface not reachable. Debian VM on Proxmox VE, all updated.

Falling back to ls328 fixed the issue. I still get the same error in the logs, but I can use the web interface.

Are there any specific logs I can provide?

EDIT: add some info

docker version

Client: Docker Engine - Community
 Version:           29.1.3
 API version:       1.52
 Go version:        go1.25.5
 Git commit:        f52814d
 Built:             Fri Dec 12 14:49:42 2025
 OS/Arch:           linux/amd64
 Context:           default

Server: Docker Engine - Community
 Engine:
  Version:          29.1.3
  API version:      1.52 (minimum version 1.24)
  Go version:       go1.25.5
  Git commit:       fbf3ed2
  Built:            Fri Dec 12 14:49:42 2025
  OS/Arch:          linux/amd64
  Experimental:     false
 containerd:
  Version:          v2.2.1
  GitCommit:        dea7da592f5d1d2b7755e3a161be07f43fad8f75
 runc:
  Version:          1.3.4
  GitCommit:        v1.3.4-0-gd6d73eb8
 docker-init:
  Version:          0.19.0
  GitCommit:        de40ad0

Host info:
Linux DockerVM 6.12.57+deb13-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.12.57-1 (2025-11-05) x86_64 GNU/Linux

[drizuid]

just to be thorough, after someone reported in discord, i tried to replicate an issue (they reported the issue on a clean new install, so this is a clean new install)

---

Logs: https://pastebin.com/mctu1VSa
cpu: model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E31220 @ 3.10GHz
docker vversion:

Client: Docker Engine - Community
 Version:           29.1.2
 API version:       1.52
 Go version:        go1.25.5
 Git commit:        890dcca
 Built:             Tue Dec  2 21:55:45 2025
 OS/Arch:           linux/amd64
 Context:           default

Server: Docker Engine - Community
 Engine:
  Version:          29.1.2
  API version:      1.52 (minimum version 1.44)
  Go version:       go1.25.5
  Git commit:       de45c2a
  Built:            Tue Dec  2 21:55:45 2025
  OS/Arch:          linux/amd64
  Experimental:     false
 containerd:
  Version:          v2.2.0
  GitCommit:        1c4457e00facac03ce1d75f7b6777a7a851e5c41
 runc:
  Version:          1.3.4
  GitCommit:        v1.3.4-0-gd6d73eb8
 docker-init:
  Version:          0.19.0
  GitCommit:        de40ad0

dist info:

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)
Release:        13
Codename:       trixie

kernel:

6.12.57+deb13-amd64 x86_64

compose:

---
services:
  bazarr:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/bazarr:latest
    container_name: bazarr
    environment:
      - PUID=1006
      - PGID=996
      - TZ=Etc/UTC
    volumes:
      - /tmp/bazarr:/config
    ports:
      - 6767:6767
    restart: unless-stopped