# "Zlib::BufError: buffer error" - Discourse update fails

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/zlib-buffer-error-discourse-update-fails/311347>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [June 10, 2024, 6:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zlib-buffer-error-discourse-update-fails/311347 "2024-06-10T06:53:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gunnar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gunnar/32/119647_2.png) [@Gunnar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gunnar)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 7:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zlib-buffer-error-discourse-update-fails/311347/11 "2024-07-25T07:01:56Z")

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> [@Jagster](#):
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> So something bigger is broken.

Agreed. My rebuild failed even with `DISCOURSE_MAXMIND_ACCOUNT_ID` set in app.yml.

As soon as I commented out all mention of Maxmind, the rebuild succeeded.

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