# Migration error on fresh startup running in k8s cluster

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** unsupported-install\
**Created:** [March 29, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-error-on-fresh-startup-running-in-k8s-cluster/184751 "2021-03-29T13:40:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![purist33](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/purist33/32/497720_2.png) [@purist33](https://meta.discourse.org/u/purist33)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-error-on-fresh-startup-running-in-k8s-cluster/184751/6 "2025-04-14T20:02:09Z")

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I dont know if it makes any sense. But I got a similar error when I was setting up discourse in k8s using the bitnami chart, and it went away for me when I made the postgres password longer. It might be a coincidence though.

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