# Invalid byte sequence error during install

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/invalid-byte-sequence-error-during-install/87430>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [May 14, 2018, 12:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invalid-byte-sequence-error-during-install/87430 "2018-05-14T12:43:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![itsbhanusharma](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/itsbhanusharma/32/180717_2.png) [@itsbhanusharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itsbhanusharma)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 12:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invalid-byte-sequence-error-during-install/87430/2 "2018-05-14T12:47:39Z")

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