# Problem with installation on vps ubuntu

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-installation-on-vps-ubuntu/352804>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Tags:** unsupported-install\
**Created:** [February 18, 2025, 12:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-installation-on-vps-ubuntu/352804 "2025-02-18T00:02:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ethsim2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ethsim2/32/522255_2.png) [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-installation-on-vps-ubuntu/352804/20 "2025-03-17T12:00:37Z")

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when i got this error it was because the A record host wasn’t `@` in name cheap

the last time i installed discourse propagation was within the hour, so the above is a good check for ports unreachable.

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