# Auto configuration failed

**URL:** <https://help.nextcloud.com/t/auto-configuration-failed/35721>\
**Category:** ℹ️ Support\
**Created:** [August 27, 2018, 4:01pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/auto-configuration-failed/35721 "2018-08-27T16:01:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Thomas\_Arend](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/thomas_arend/32/10520_2.png) [@Thomas\_Arend](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/Thomas_Arend)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 4:01pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/auto-configuration-failed/35721/1 "2018-08-27T16:01:44Z")

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I had to reinstall my Debian 9.5. After the installation Nextcloud-2.3.3-x86\_64.AppImage aborts with the following message:

```
Auto configuration failed
140170236831680:error:25066067:DSO support routines:DLFCN_LOAD:could not load the shared library:dso_dlfcn.c:185:filename(libssl_conf.so): libssl_conf.so: Kann die Shared-Object-Datei nicht öffnen: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
140170236831680:error:25070067:DSO support routines:DSO_load:could not load the shared library:dso_lib.c:244:
140170236831680:error:0E07506E:configuration file routines:MODULE_LOAD_DSO:error loading dso:conf_mod.c:285:module=ssl_conf, path=ssl_conf
140170236831680:error:0E076071:configuration file routines:MODULE_RUN:unknown module name:conf_mod.c:222:module=ssl_conf

```

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**Author:** ![loiceisti](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/loiceisti/32/10609_2.png) [@loiceisti](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/loiceisti)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2018, 11:53am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/auto-configuration-failed/35721/2 "2018-09-02T11:53:15Z")

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Hello Thomas

I faced the same issue on Debian Stretch.  
First, check that if you have openssl installed  
`sudo apt install openssl`  
Then I managed to solv this error by creating the OPENSSL\_CONF variable  
`export OPENSSL_CONF=/etc/ssl/`

and launch Nextcloud Appimage  
`./Nextcloud-2.3.3-x86_64.AppImage`

Hope this will solve it on your system.  
Loïc

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**Author:** ![Thomas\_Arend](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/thomas_arend/32/10520_2.png) [@Thomas\_Arend](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/Thomas_Arend)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 5:13pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/auto-configuration-failed/35721/3 "2018-09-03T17:13:42Z")

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Many thanks.

OpenSSL was installed; version 1.1.1~~pre9-1

but

`export OPENSSL_CONF=/etc/ssl/`

solved my problem.

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**Author:** ![lucasctd](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/lucasctd/32/18394_2.png) [@lucasctd](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/lucasctd)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 2:33am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/auto-configuration-failed/35721/4 "2019-12-05T02:33:14Z")

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It didn’t work with me :v  
I am getting the same error using [https://github.com/microweber/screen](https://github.com/microweber/screen) on a php:7.4-fpm docker container.

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**Author:** ![system](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/system/32/29333_2.png) [@system](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/auto-configuration-failed/35721/5 "2024-09-23T16:59:18Z")

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**Author:** ![wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/wwe/32/72963_2.png) [@wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/wwe)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/auto-configuration-failed/35721/6 "2024-12-09T15:12:25Z")

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