# 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:** ![GoMezzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@GoMezzo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GoMezzo)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 1:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invalid-byte-sequence-error-during-install/87430/7 "2018-05-14T13:31:09Z")

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What is app.yml? We used docker to download the latest release of Discouse and the server setup is totally new and fresh? We didnt do any modifications other than the local reconfig as suggested by Bhanu.

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