# Problems installing on existing EC2 server

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-installing-on-existing-ec2-server/233098>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [July 17, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-installing-on-existing-ec2-server/233098 "2022-07-17T12:58:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![greg\_c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3d9bf3/32.png) [@greg\_c](https://meta.discourse.org/u/greg_c)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-installing-on-existing-ec2-server/233098/1 "2022-07-17T12:58:50Z")

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Truly, I would never have expected a simple install of forum software would just wreck my amazon ec2 server.

I can’t even connect to it now.

What the hell is it doing?

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/8/5/a/85a036be131a641cbfedbc3b355ab59fc83bdaec.png)

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