Dify1.9.2 version is deployed in a Linux environment, but when installing offline plugins, an error message appears saying 'init environment for plugin ayi1337/qweather: 0.0.9 failed too many times, you should consider the package is corrupted or your network is unstable'. I have packaged the difypkg file as an offline file, but pip is not installed in my environment. I am not sure if this is the cause

[wyx15261285060]

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The error is likely because Dify tries to install plugin dependencies using pip during environment initialization—even for offline plugins—unless the plugin package already contains all required dependencies. If pip is missing, or if the plugin wasn't properly repackaged with its dependencies, installation will fail with errors like the one you saw.

To fix this for a fully offline environment, use the dify-plugin-repackaging tool on an online machine to repackage your plugin. This tool downloads all dependencies and bundles them into a new offline .difypkg file, so pip and network access are not needed during installation. After repackaging, copy the new offline .difypkg to your offline server and install it via the Dify UI. See a step-by-step example here: dify-official-plugins/issues/1629.

If you still have issues, make sure to set FORCE_VERIFYING_SIGNATURE=false in your .env file and restart Dify to avoid signature errors with repackaged plugins. Also, check that your database and provider credentials are properly migrated if you moved data from another environment.

If plugin installs keep failing, try clearing plugin installation tasks for your tenant and check Docker resource limits (CPU/memory) as stuck or failed tasks can block reinstallation dify-official-plugins/issues/1153.

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[wyx15261285060]

I have used the DIY plugin repackaging tool to package the plugins I need into offline DIY pkg format. When I click upload, it prompts the problem shown in the above picture. I guess it's due to the lack of pip in the environment where I deployed Dify@dosu

[dosubot[bot]]

Yes, the lack of pip in your environment can cause offline plugin installation failures in Dify. Even with a repackaged offline .difypkg, the plugin daemon may still try to use pip to install dependencies listed in requirements.txt unless all dependencies are correctly bundled in the wheels folder of your offline package. If pip is missing, environment initialization will fail with errors like the one you saw "source".

To fix this, make sure you used the dify-plugin-repackaging tool on an online machine to bundle all dependencies. Then, install the repackaged plugin in your offline environment. If you still see errors, check that FORCE_VERIFYING_SIGNATURE=false is set in your .env file and restart Dify. Also, confirm your plugin daemon container has all required Python tools and that your database migration is complete for tenants and providers.

If installation keeps failing, check the plugin daemon logs for missing dependencies or environment errors, and clear any stuck plugin installation tasks for your tenant before retrying.

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[wyx15261285060]

However, I have already installed pip on my server, but I still get an error during the upload process: "[init environment for plugin ayi1337/qweather:0.0.9 failed too many times, you should consider the package is corrupted or your network is unstable]".

[dosubot[bot]]

If you're still seeing "init environment for plugin ... failed too many times, you should consider the package is corrupted or your network is unstable" even after installing pip, the issue is likely not pip itself but one of these common causes:

• The offline .difypkg may be missing some dependencies in the wheels folder, or requirements.txt lists packages not present in the bundle. The plugin daemon will try (and fail) to download them if they're missing, causing this error—especially in offline environments.
• The .venv directory inside the plugin package might be missing the python executable or broken symlinks (e.g., python → /usr/bin/python3.x). This often happens if the package was zipped instead of tarred, which breaks symlinks and file permissions. The plugin daemon then can't initialize the environment and fails repeatedly "source".
• The plugin package itself could be corrupted or incomplete.

To troubleshoot:

1. Unzip the .difypkg and check that all dependencies in requirements.txt are present in the wheels folder.
2. Inspect the .venv/bin directory inside the plugin package for the python executable and correct symlinks. If missing, recreate the symlink inside the plugin daemon container.
3. Check the plugin daemon logs for more detailed error messages about missing dependencies or environment issues.
4. If you migrated the plugin or Dify environment, always use tar (not zip) to preserve symlinks and permissions.
5. Make sure FORCE_VERIFYING_SIGNATURE=false is set in your .env and restart all Dify containers.
6. If you find missing dependencies, manually activate the plugin's virtual environment inside the plugin daemon container and install them with pip.

If the package is incomplete or corrupted, repackage it using the dify-plugin-repackaging tool on an online machine, ensuring all dependencies and symlinks are preserved (tar is preferred). If you still have issues, check Docker resource limits and try clearing any stuck plugin installation tasks before retrying "source".

To reply, just mention @dosu.

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