# Default categories/topics in English despite German as default language in setup wizard

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-categories-topics-in-english-despite-german-as-default-language-in-setup-wizard/54775
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [25 december 2016 om 21:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-categories-topics-in-english-despite-german-as-default-language-in-setup-wizard/54775 "2016-12-25T21:43:59Z")
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### Author: ![gerhard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gerhard/32/119479_2.png) [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)
#### Post date: [25 december 2016 om 22:46 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-categories-topics-in-english-despite-german-as-default-language-in-setup-wizard/54775/2 "2016-12-25T22:46:45Z")

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You need to set the language in `app.yml` before you start the Docker container the first time.

> [@Designing the First Time Setup Wizard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-time-setup-wizard/49512/11):
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> Unfortunately not. The wizard runs once Discourse has already started up, so the choices you make in it are equivalent to configuring the site settings yourself. You will still need that setting for now. Having said that, I do think it would be possible to regenerate those fixtures via the wizard. We should revisit at a later date. Can you elaborate? Is the idea that in some languages upper case is more common, and the setting should change it depending on locale?

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