Pain point · Self-hosting & upgrades · Causes churn
Fresh self-hosted install stuck at validation screen
5 source threads · first seen 2023-03 · last seen 2025-09
Summary
After a fresh hobby install via the deploy script, the instance stays stuck on a validation screen; database logs show failed migrations though the plugin container logs look normal. It worked a week and a half earlier.
- Affects
- self-hoster on Ubuntu with Docker
Evidence
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“On hobby deployment it fails just on fresh install”
“Stuck at the validation screen post a fresh install via the curl command for self hosted posthog”
“I tried to self-host PostHog but got stuck at the start and spent many hours troubleshooting”
“unfortunately the application does not start”
“I am trying a clean installation with the provided installation script”