# 404 Error after installaton
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/404-error-after-installaton/187151
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [April 16, 2021, 11:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/404-error-after-installaton/187151 "2021-04-16T23:00:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@Juba007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Juba007)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2021, 11:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/404-error-after-installaton/187151/1 "2021-04-16T23:00:38Z")
Hi, I just tried to install Discourse. I have actually also successfully completed this via a DigitalOcean Droplet. But now when I call the domain I get a 404 error message.
What confuses me a bit is the fact that my domain host takes a screenshot of my website. And on this one you can see the finished installation, as shown on the attached screenshot.
Does anyone have any ideas on how I can fix this? And what can be the cause?
Website: [beatzer.de](https://beatzer.de)
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/404-error-after-installaton/187151/2 "2021-04-16T23:52:29Z")
That is strange indeed.
Did you follow the [Discourse official Standard Installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-official-standard-installation/142537) or did you use their one-click installer?
Oh, wait! Right now [https://beatzer.de/](https://beatzer.de/) is indeed showing a new discourse install. Perhaps you’ve solved it.
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### Author:  [@Juba007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Juba007)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/404-error-after-installaton/187151/3 "2021-04-16T23:55:01Z")
I used the one-click installer. I don’t really fixed it.
I have now noticed that I can also see the installation with my smartphone via mobile data instead of WLAN. But I do not receive the email for the account creation. And on the computer with wifi I still get the 404 error.
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/404-error-after-installaton/187151/4 "2021-04-16T23:57:19Z")
> [@Juba007](#):
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> But I do not receive the email for the account creation
See [Troubleshooting email on a new Discourse install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshooting-email-on-a-new-discourse-install/16326)
> [@Juba007](#):
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> And on the computer with wifi I still get the 404 error.
Sounds like DNS propagation issues. According to [https://dnschecker.org/#A/beatzer.de](https://dnschecker.org/#A/beatzer.de) it looks like it should be resolved. You might try an incognito window on your desktop or try another browser.
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### Author:  [@Juba007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Juba007)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2021, 12:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/404-error-after-installaton/187151/5 "2021-04-17T00:01:29Z")
Other browsers I have tried. Unfortunately without success. Also in incognito mode I have this 404 error.
I can’t do much with the link right now. How exactly should I fix such a DNS error?
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2021, 12:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/404-error-after-installaton/187151/6 "2021-04-17T00:02:37Z")
> [@Juba007](#):
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> How exactly should I fix such a DNS error?
I think you just wait. Or it could be that whoever is providing your DNS service to your computer has cached an old value. You might try [https://1.1.1.1/](https://1.1.1.1/)
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### Author:  [@Juba007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Juba007)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/404-error-after-installaton/187151/7 "2021-04-17T00:07:55Z")
Ok I would like to thank you at this point first of all for the help. The installation takes me a bit of nerves but I think it’s worth it 🙂
The problem with the email seems to be solved. I have now received the link 5 times has probably just taken quite a while.
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### Author:  [@Juba007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Juba007)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2021, 12:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/404-error-after-installaton/187151/8 "2021-04-18T12:57:50Z")
Thanks again. I waited for a while and now everything works great 🙂
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/404-error-after-installaton/187151/9 "2021-04-18T17:47:38Z")
Great! So glad that worked! Thanks for letting us know!
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/404-error-after-installaton/187151/10 "2021-05-18T17:47:46Z")
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