# Accept paste input during installation
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/accept-paste-input-during-installation/404191
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [June 1, 2026, 8:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accept-paste-input-during-installation/404191 "2026-06-01T08:02:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 18
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### Author:  [@JustinZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JustinZ)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2026, 8:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accept-paste-input-during-installation/404191/1 "2026-06-01T08:02:59Z")
I’d like to see the installer accept pasted input. Typing a 32 character password by hand with no visual feedback was not fun during setup.
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### Author:  [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accept-paste-input-during-installation/404191/2 "2026-06-01T08:48:05Z")
Could you elaborate further on this? Do you mean the signup form? Thanks.
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### Author:  [@JustinZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JustinZ)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2026, 9:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accept-paste-input-during-installation/404191/3 "2026-06-01T09:03:55Z")
No. During installation.
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### Author:  [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2026, 9:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accept-paste-input-during-installation/404191/4 "2026-06-01T09:08:39Z")
Ah! Of course. Completely get you now.
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### Author:  [@abeen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/abeen)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2026, 9:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accept-paste-input-during-installation/404191/5 "2026-06-01T09:22:36Z")
what if you had a password instead of that long ssh key..
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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accept-paste-input-during-installation/404191/6 "2026-06-01T13:18:02Z")
the way to do this is to just edit the yaml file after you fill that part in. i know that password paste block is a pain.
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### Author:  [@JustinZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JustinZ)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accept-paste-input-during-installation/404191/7 "2026-06-05T03:56:06Z")
That is a fine workaround, but a solution would be better.
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### Author:  [@philh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philh)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accept-paste-input-during-installation/404191/8 "2026-07-02T18:41:44Z")
Using the “new” installer for the first time…
Is it just me or is copy and paste not available in the installer?
`SG.NOT-An-Actual_Key_ni_zJ4foQYKlft-8JTlu17zyxlOemHw.c26QOKqThx941i-vUTDpMAg9z2C6OwPxi4` is a bit much to type. 😉
The noreply address is set to forum domain i.e. [noreply@forum.mydomain.com](mailto:noreply@forum.mydomain.com) and is not editable within the installer. In my case I use [noreply@mydomain.com](mailto:noreply@mydomain.com)
When asked if things look all right selecting No forces a redo and the previous entries are gone. retyping…
Missing the old installer. 🙃
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accept-paste-input-during-installation/404191/9 "2026-07-02T19:11:57Z")
You might want to vote on this feature request
> [@Accept paste input during installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accept-paste-input-during-installation/404191):
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> I’d like to see the installer accept pasted input. Typing a 32 character password by hand with no visual feedback was not fun during setup.
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### Author:  [@philh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philh)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accept-paste-input-during-installation/404191/10 "2026-07-02T19:16:35Z")
Thanks, voted.
but, the installer has been out for months. Is the Team reading/listening?
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accept-paste-input-during-installation/404191/11 "2026-07-02T19:38:00Z")
Just made a fix, should be released when a new image for the installer is built tomorrow.
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### Author:  [@philh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philh)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accept-paste-input-during-installation/404191/12 "2026-07-02T20:03:29Z")
Thanks for the split and fix. Much appreciated!
FYI: I have been unable to have a successful install with this installer. Tried several times on two different servers, DO and Hetzner, and each attempt is broken in some fashion. Trying the Discourse ID and "don’t have a domain approaches next.
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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accept-paste-input-during-installation/404191/13 "2026-07-02T21:04:51Z")
if you are having installation issues, please post any error messages and backtraces in a #Support > Self-hosting topic here.
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### Author:  [@philh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philh)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accept-paste-input-during-installation/404191/14 "2026-07-02T21:13:43Z")
Are you sure about that…the issues are installer issues, not user caused issues.
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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accept-paste-input-during-installation/404191/15 "2026-07-02T21:19:56Z")
i didn’t say they were user related, i just suggested that you post any errors or backtraces here that you are experiencing when it breaks “in some fashion”. where is it breaking on the install? 🤷🏻♀️
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### Author:  [@philh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philh)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accept-paste-input-during-installation/404191/16 "2026-07-02T22:58:44Z")
I take your point @Lilly
Once again I need to expand my inference on “post in support”. It does not always mean support for the user error… Thought I would become less sensitive with the crustiness of age, guess not. 😀
I will start a thread in [Self-hosting - Discourse Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/self-hosting/31) after the @Falco fix is onboard.
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### Author:  [@philh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philh)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accept-paste-input-during-installation/404191/17 "2026-07-09T18:28:08Z")
Thanks @Falco for adding the copy and paste functionality!!
As @Lilly suggested, post install issues in another place. Here you go [New installer works well, but one hostname gave me fits](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-installer-works-well-but-one-hostname-gave-me-fits/407204)
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accept-paste-input-during-installation/404191/18 "2026-07-13T11:00:47Z")
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