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

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!

TL;DR

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.

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

TypeScript

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

cc <@462046107556511744> Looks like there's a bug there

Are you able to create a new project first?

can you clarify your exact steps to reproduce?

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

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