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Invalid `region` param: Value must be one of (default)

Nov 7, 2025, 16:00Last activity 8 months ago

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NoxOriginal post

Flutter Developer

Nov 7, 2025, 15:59

Hi!

I'm trying to migrate a small project from the cloud to a self hosted instance to play around but without any success!

I cannot initiate a migration without creating a project before. The "Import data to a new project" option fails with the following error : Invalid region param: Value must be one of (default)

Both cloud & self-hosted are running Appwrite 1.8.0.
Thank you!

Summary

When setting up a new project in Appwrite 1.8.0 and attempting to migrate to a self-hosted instance, an error occurs: "Invalid `region` param: Value must be one of (default)." To resolve this, there is a workaround of manually migrating project settings. The user has created a GitHub issue for this problem, which is still present in Appwrite 1.8.1.

Nox

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Nov 11, 2025, 14:13

Here is the appwrite's container logs when the error occurs if it helps:

appwrite  | [Error] Timestamp: 2025-11-07T15:55:08+00:00
appwrite  | [Error] Method: POST
appwrite  | [Error] URL: /v1/projects
appwrite  | [Error] Type: Utopia\Exception
appwrite  | [Error] Message: Invalid `region` param: Value must be one of (default)
appwrite  | [Error] File: /usr/src/code/vendor/utopia-php/framework/src/App.php
appwrite  | [Error] Line: 910

Nov 11, 2025, 18:32

cc @Steven Looks like there's a bug there

Steven

Nov 12, 2025, 18:35

Are you able to create a new project first?

Steven

Nov 12, 2025, 18:38

can you clarify your exact steps to reproduce?

Nox

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Nov 13, 2025, 20:38

Yes there is no problem to create a new project either personal or within an organization after a fresh install of Appwrite 1.8.0

Nox

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Nov 13, 2025, 20:43

Install Appwrite 1.8.0 self hosted (I can share the .env file if needed)
Go to your cloud project
Hit Settings > Migrations > Export to self-hosted instance
Set the "Endpoint self-hosted instance URL"
Get redirected and set a new name for the new project to be created
Click "Next": Error raises: "Invalid region param: Value must be one of (default)"
So this happen before selecting which ressource to migrate etc

Nox

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Nov 29, 2025, 14:23

Should I create a GitHub issue ?

Prateek Jain

Nov 29, 2025, 14:47

Yes..this is a small issue .. I thought it is a small bug and left it....we can create a new project and then migrate any time 😃

Nox

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Nov 30, 2025, 19:56

Yes of course ! But we have to manually migrate the project settings then

Nox

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Jan 2, 2026, 18:17

I've created the following issue: https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite/issues/11068
The problem is still present on 1.8.1

Invalid `region` param: Value must be one of (default)

Need support?_