Vikunja does not start on Windows #2294

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opened 2026-03-22 14:01:45 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 2 comments
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Originally created by @silicht on GitHub (Aug 27, 2025).

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When download the latest 1.0.0 RC1 and try to start it on Windows, it fails because it cannot find the translation files:

.\vikunja-v1.0.0-rc1-windows-4.0-amd64.exe
time=2025-08-27T10:39:50.565+02:00 level=INFO msg="No config file found, using default or config from environment variables."
time=2025-08-27T10:39:50.668+02:00 level=INFO msg="Running migrations…"
time=2025-08-27T10:39:50.678+02:00 level=INFO msg="Ran all migrations successfully."
time=2025-08-27T10:39:50.678+02:00 level=ERROR msg="Failed to load translation file lang\\ar-SA.json: failed to read file: open lang\\ar-SA.json: file does not exist"

On linux the the same version starts.

Vikunja Version

V1.0.0 RC1

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Can you reproduce the bug on the Vikunja demo site?

No

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Originally created by @silicht on GitHub (Aug 27, 2025). ### Description When download the latest 1.0.0 RC1 and try to start it on Windows, it fails because it cannot find the translation files: ``` .\vikunja-v1.0.0-rc1-windows-4.0-amd64.exe time=2025-08-27T10:39:50.565+02:00 level=INFO msg="No config file found, using default or config from environment variables." time=2025-08-27T10:39:50.668+02:00 level=INFO msg="Running migrations…" time=2025-08-27T10:39:50.678+02:00 level=INFO msg="Ran all migrations successfully." time=2025-08-27T10:39:50.678+02:00 level=ERROR msg="Failed to load translation file lang\\ar-SA.json: failed to read file: open lang\\ar-SA.json: file does not exist" ``` On linux the the same version starts. ### Vikunja Version V1.0.0 RC1 ### Browser and version _No response_ ### Can you reproduce the bug on the Vikunja demo site? No ### Screenshots _No response_
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@katuwiran commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2025):

This happens to me to. I'm currently using WSL to use Vikunja

@katuwiran commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2025): This happens to me to. I'm currently using WSL to use Vikunja
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@kolaente commented on GitHub (Aug 29, 2025):

Fixed in fd8a36c9bb, please check with the next unstable build (should be ready for deployment in ~30min, also on try).

@kolaente commented on GitHub (Aug 29, 2025): Fixed in https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/commit/fd8a36c9bb89b1510906cad805ca782956a42e9e, please check with the next unstable build (should be ready for deployment in ~30min, also on [try](https://try.vikunja.io)).
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Reference: github-starred/vikunja#2294