Catalog is empty after the master node restarts

After you restart the master node, the Catalog is empty.

Symptoms

Cannot view the available applications in the Catalog after a master node restart.

Causes

If the helm-api service starts before the MongoDB service starts, the initial synchronization of the Catalog fails.

Resolving the problem

You can resolve this problem by running a manual synchronization of your Helm repositories to repopulate the Catalog. Complete the following procedure to run a manual synchronization:

1. In the navigation, select Manage > Helm repositories.

2. Select Sync repositories on the Helm repositories main page.

After the Helm repositories finish synchronizing, you can view the featured applications in the Catalog.