# Encountered an error while restoring from a backup

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/encountered-an-error-while-restoring-from-a-backup/307400>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** backups\
**Created:** [May 9, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/encountered-an-error-while-restoring-from-a-backup/307400 "2024-05-09T13:04:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/encountered-an-error-while-restoring-from-a-backup/307400/2 "2024-05-09T13:34:30Z")

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Was this a [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true) and was this installation working before you started the install?

Did you start it from the command line or the web interface?

There is a slight chance it’s a bug, but that seems unlikely.

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