error: "database disk image is malformed"

[mptpro]

I'm getting the error: "database disk image is malformed" starting a few days ago when I play certain songs, add or remove a song from a playlist.

I am interracting with MA in the wb browser not Home Assistant.

Server: 2.8.0b12
Running in a Docker Container, not HA Add-on

I have restarted the container, and the server, a few times, but the error persists.

Here is the most recent logs from the MA Docker logs:

2026-02-04 02:28:29.287 INFO (MainThread) [aiosendspin.server.client.unknown-192.168.86.23] Connection established
2026-02-04 02:28:29.296 INFO (MainThread) [aiosendspin.server.client.unknown-192.168.86.23] Received client/hello
2026-02-04 02:28:29.296 INFO (MainThread) [aiosendspin.server.client.unknown-192.168.86.23] Client ID set to ma_cfkvyuar3
2026-02-04 02:28:29.310 INFO (MainThread) [music_assistant.players] Player registered: ma_cfkvyuar3/Pixel 9 (ZT)
2026-02-04 02:28:41.083 INFO (MainThread) [aiosendspin.server.client.ma_cfkvyuar3] Client disconnected
2026-02-04 02:28:41.083 INFO (MainThread) [music_assistant.players] Player unavailable: Web (Chrome on Android)
2026-02-04 02:28:46.850 INFO (MainThread) [music_assistant.webserver] WebSocket client authenticated as wok2213
2026-02-04 02:28:49.995 INFO (MainThread) [aiosendspin.server.client.unknown-192.168.86.23] Connection established
2026-02-04 02:28:50.013 INFO (MainThread) [aiosendspin.server.client.unknown-192.168.86.23] Received client/hello
2026-02-04 02:28:50.013 INFO (MainThread) [aiosendspin.server.client.unknown-192.168.86.23] Client ID set to ma_cfkvyuar3
2026-02-04 02:28:50.027 INFO (MainThread) [music_assistant.players] Player registered: ma_cfkvyuar3/Pixel 9 (ZT)
2026-02-04 02:29:06.255 ERROR (MainThread) [music_assistant.webserver] Error handling message: music/tracks/track_versions: database disk image is malformed
2026-02-04 02:29:06.310 ERROR (MainThread) [music_assistant.webserver] Error handling message: music/tracks/track_albums: database disk image is malformed
2026-02-04 02:29:20.061 INFO (MainThread) [aiosendspin.server.stream] Player ma_cfkvyuar3 assigned to main channel
2026-02-04 02:29:20.081 INFO (MainThread) [music_assistant.streams] Start Queue Flow stream for Queue Pixel 9 (ZT) - crossfade: disabled 
2026-02-04 02:29:26.883 WARNING (MainThread) [aiosendspin.server.stream] Skipping packet with invalid duration 0 during encoder flush
2026-02-04 02:39:43.093 INFO (MainThread) [aiosendspin.server.client.ma_cfkvyuar3] Client disconnected
2026-02-04 02:39:43.093 INFO (MainThread) [music_assistant.players] Player unavailable: Web (Chrome on Android)
2026-02-04 02:39:48.572 INFO (MainThread) [music_assistant.webserver] WebSocket client authenticated as wok2213
2026-02-04 02:42:01.405 INFO (MainThread) [music_assistant.webserver] WebSocket client authenticated as wok2213
2026-02-04 02:42:02.290 ERROR (MainThread) [music_assistant.webserver] Error handling message: music/tracks/track_versions: database disk image is malformed
2026-02-04 02:42:02.346 ERROR (MainThread) [music_assistant.webserver] Error handling message: music/tracks/track_albums: database disk image is malformed
2026-02-04 02:42:04.705 INFO (MainThread) [aiosendspin.server.client.unknown-192.168.86.23] Connection established
2026-02-04 02:42:04.722 INFO (MainThread) [aiosendspin.server.client.unknown-192.168.86.23] Received client/hello
2026-02-04 02:42:04.722 INFO (MainThread) [aiosendspin.server.client.unknown-192.168.86.23] Client ID set to ma_cfkvyuar3
2026-02-04 02:42:04.748 INFO (MainThread) [music_assistant.players] Player registered: ma_cfkvyuar3/Pixel 9 (ZT)
[in#0 @ 0x5601f6ddd000] Error opening input: No such file or directory
Error opening input file Purity Ring/folder.jpg.
Error opening input files: No such file or directory
2026-02-04 02:42:04.816 ERROR (MainThread) [music_assistant] Error doing task: Task exception was never retrieved
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/app/venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/music_assistant/providers/sendspin/player.py", line 563, in send_current_media_metadata
    await self._send_artist_artwork(queue_item)
  File "/app/venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/music_assistant/providers/sendspin/player.py", line 522, in _send_artist_artwork
    artist_image_data = await self.mass.metadata.get_image_data_for_item(
                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
        primary_artist, img_type=ImageType.THUMB
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    )
    ^
  File "/app/venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/music_assistant/controllers/metadata.py", line 339, in get_image_data_for_item
    thumbnail = await self.get_thumbnail(img_path, provider="builtin", size=size)
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/app/venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/music_assistant/controllers/metadata.py", line 436, in get_thumbnail
    thumbnail_bytes = await get_image_thumb(
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
        self.mass, path, size=size, provider=provider, image_format=image_format
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    )
    ^
  File "/app/venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/music_assistant/helpers/images.py", line 71, in get_image_thumb
    img_data = await get_image_data(mass, path_or_url, provider)
               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/app/venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/music_assistant/helpers/images.py", line 60, in get_image_data
    raise FileNotFoundError(msg)
FileNotFoundError: Image not found: Purity Ring/folder.jpg
2026-02-04 02:42:12.409 INFO (MainThread) [aiosendspin.server.client.ma_cfkvyuar3] Client disconnected
2026-02-04 02:42:12.409 INFO (MainThread) [music_assistant.players] Player unavailable: Web (Chrome on Android)
2026-02-04 02:42:12.906 INFO (MainThread) [music_assistant.webserver] WebSocket client authenticated as wok2213
2026-02-04 02:42:16.305 INFO (MainThread) [music_assistant.webserver] WebSocket client authenticated as wok2213
[out#0/mjpeg @ 0x5abd82998fc0] Output file does not contain any stream
Error opening output file -.
Error opening output files: Invalid argument
2026-02-04 02:42:19.517 INFO (MainThread) [aiosendspin.server.client.unknown-192.168.86.23] Connection established
2026-02-04 02:42:19.533 INFO (MainThread) [aiosendspin.server.client.unknown-192.168.86.23] Received client/hello
2026-02-04 02:42:19.533 INFO (MainThread) [aiosendspin.server.client.unknown-192.168.86.23] Client ID set to ma_cfkvyuar3
2026-02-04 02:42:19.559 INFO (MainThread) [music_assistant.players] Player registered: ma_cfkvyuar3/Pixel 9 (ZT)
[out#0/mjpeg @ 0x6250035a3fc0] Output file does not contain any stream
Error opening output file -.
Error opening output files: Invalid argument
[out#0/mjpeg @ 0x63d0e2e1dfc0] Output file does not contain any stream
Error opening output file -.
Error opening output files: Invalid argument
[out#0/mjpeg @ 0x58646cba6fc0] Output file does not contain any stream
Error opening output file -.
Error opening output files: Invalid argument
[out#0/mjpeg @ 0x5cc618f54fc0] Output file does not contain any stream
Error opening output file -.
Error opening output files: Invalid argument
[out#0/mjpeg @ 0x63f58704afc0] Output file does not contain any stream
Error opening output file -.
Error opening output files: Invalid argument
[out#0/mjpeg @ 0x55724e491fc0] Output file does not contain any stream
Error opening output file -.
Error opening output files: Invalid argument
2026-02-04 02:48:34.712 INFO (MainThread) [music_assistant.webserver] WebSocket client authenticated as wok2213
2026-02-04 02:48:39.159 INFO (MainThread) [aiosendspin.server.client.unknown-192.168.86.23] Connection established
2026-02-04 02:48:39.162 INFO (MainThread) [aiosendspin.server.client.unknown-192.168.86.23] Received client/hello
2026-02-04 02:48:39.162 INFO (MainThread) [aiosendspin.server.client.unknown-192.168.86.23] Client ID set to ma_bxswnpg5lx
2026-02-04 02:48:39.170 INFO (MainThread) [music_assistant.players] Player registered: ma_bxswnpg5lx/Lemur (LAN)
2026-02-04 02:49:01.507 INFO (MainThread) [music_assistant.player_queues] Fetching tracks to play for artist Purity Ring
2026-02-04 02:55:39.223 INFO (MainThread) [aiosendspin.server.client.ma_cfkvyuar3] Client disconnected
2026-02-04 02:55:39.224 INFO (MainThread) [music_assistant.players] Player unavailable: Web (Chrome on Android)
2026-02-04 03:08:04.392 WARNING (MainThread) [music_assistant.streams] Player Sony Speaker disconnected prematurely from stream for Purity Ring - sea castle (library://track/76629) - error: ConnectionError, sent 10655481 bytes, expected (approx) bytes=29688768
2026-02-04 03:33:49.339 ERROR (MainThread) [music_assistant.webserver] Error handling message: music/tracks/track_versions: database disk image is malformed
2026-02-04 03:33:49.392 ERROR (MainThread) [music_assistant.webserver] Error handling message: music/tracks/track_albums: database disk image is malformed
2026-02-04 03:34:12.759 ERROR (MainThread) [music_assistant.webserver] Error handling message: music/tracks/track_albums: database disk image is malformed
2026-02-04 03:34:12.797 ERROR (MainThread) [music_assistant.webserver] Error handling message: music/tracks/track_versions: database disk image is malformed
2026-02-04 03:34:56.687 ERROR (MainThread) [music_assistant.webserver] Error handling message: music/tracks/track_versions: database disk image is malformed
2026-02-04 03:34:56.747 ERROR (MainThread) [music_assistant.webserver] Error handling message: music/tracks/track_albums: database disk image is malformed

Thanks for any help and insight in advance.

[OzGav]

Unless you have a backup you can roll back to before the database corruption occurred you will at least need to do a database reset and maybe a reinstall.