Open Source under GPL2 - for profit venture capital funded company - low-medium risk for longevity as there would likely be forks if the company turns sour.
Performed a clean rebuild using ./launcher rebuild app
5. Verification
Forum became accessible after rebuild
Container started without migration errors
All core functionality restored
The key lesson here is that plugin compatibility issues can cause system-wide failures during updates. In this case, removing the problematic plugin and doing a clean rebuild resolved the issue.