bug(file browser): Timeout error, database lock

[srerickson]

When a workspace is up for more than a day or two, and the coder agent restarts, the file browser agent will fail with an error:

🛠️  Configuring filebrowser 
DB_PATH: .config/filebrowser.db
2026/06/24 06:10:45 No config file used
2026/06/24 06:10:45 Using database: /home/coder/.config/filebrowser.db
Error: timeout

I believe what's happening is the following:

• The coder agent and file browser are alive and well on the workspace
• the coder server triggers an agent restart on the workspace
• the agent startup script tries to start filebrowser with the previous process still running
• Timeout error because the previous process has a lock on home/coder/.config/filebrowser.db

Not sure if I've misconfigured something, or if the file browser startup script needs to be tweaked to check for an existing process.

[linear-code]

ENG-2961

[Harsh9485]

hey @srerickson,
I've a few questions about your experience with this issue,

• is it necessary for the workspace to be running for more then a day to Reproduce the issue?
• could you share more details about your workspace setup? for example, which template are you using?