# IPv6 Git clone fails in discourse-setup, but works on the machine?!?

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** dev-install\
**Created:** [September 30, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ipv6-git-clone-fails-in-discourse-setup-but-works-on-the-machine/280580 "2023-09-30T02:35:06Z")\
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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:** [October 1, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ipv6-git-clone-fails-in-discourse-setup-but-works-on-the-machine/280580/5 "2023-10-01T18:52:53Z")

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> [@mcwumbly](#):
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> I’ve hit issues with Docker on IPv6 only systems in the past related to the lack of NAT,

I heard that there is a Really Big Discourse hosting company that makes extensive use of IPv6 in their infrastructure.

But NAT sounds like a likely issue. I’ll keep that in mind next time I muck about with IPv6.

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