# Getting a '500' error when trying to install

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-a-500-error-when-trying-to-install/277618
**Category:** Support
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**Created:** [September 3, 2023, 7:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-a-500-error-when-trying-to-install/277618 "2023-09-03T07:43:05Z")
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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: [September 9, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-a-500-error-when-trying-to-install/277618/12 "2023-09-09T14:25:35Z")

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How did you install discourse? Is this a [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true)? Did you upgrade to the current 3.1 version?

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