Can not start Khoj backend

[pedanius]

When I start khoj I get the following error. Anyone any idea what happend?

khoj
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 198, in run_module_as_main
File "", line 88, in run_code
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Scripts\khoj.exe_main.py", line 4, in
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\khoj\main.py", line 40, in
call_command("migrate", "--noinput")
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\core\management_init.py", line 194, in call_command
return command.execute(*args, **defaults)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\core\management\base.py", line 458, in execute
output = self.handle(*args, **options)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\core\management\base.py", line 106, in wrapper
res = handle_func(*args, **kwargs)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\core\management\commands\migrate.py", line 117, in handle
executor = MigrationExecutor(connection, self.migration_progress_callback)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\db\migrations\executor.py", line 18, in init
self.loader = MigrationLoader(self.connection)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\db\migrations\loader.py", line 58, in init
self.build_graph()
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\db\migrations\loader.py", line 235, in build_graph
self.applied_migrations = recorder.applied_migrations()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\db\migrations\recorder.py", line 81, in applied_migrations
if self.has_table():
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\db\migrations\recorder.py", line 57, in has_table
with self.connection.cursor() as cursor:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\utils\asyncio.py", line 26, in inner
return func(*args, **kwargs)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\db\backends\base\base.py", line 330, in cursor
return self._cursor()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\db\backends\base\base.py", line 306, in cursor
self.ensure_connection()
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\utils\asyncio.py", line 26, in inner
return func(*args, **kwargs)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\db\backends\base\base.py", line 289, in ensure_connection
self.connect()
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\utils\asyncio.py", line 26, in inner
return func(*args, **kwargs)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\db\backends\base\base.py", line 270, in connect
self.connection = self.get_new_connection(conn_params)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\utils\asyncio.py", line 26, in inner
return func(*args, **kwargs)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\db\backends\postgresql\base.py", line 275, in get_new_connection
connection = self.Database.connect(**conn_params)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\psycopg2_init.py", line 122, in connect
conn = _connect(dsn, connection_factory=connection_factory, **kwasync)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xfc in position 97: invalid start byte

C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin>khoj --anonymous-mode
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 198, in run_module_as_main
File "", line 88, in run_code
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Scripts\khoj.exe_main.py", line 4, in
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\khoj\main.py", line 40, in
call_command("migrate", "--noinput")
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\core\management_init.py", line 194, in call_command
return command.execute(*args, **defaults)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\core\management\base.py", line 458, in execute
output = self.handle(*args, **options)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\core\management\base.py", line 106, in wrapper
res = handle_func(*args, **kwargs)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\core\management\commands\migrate.py", line 117, in handle
executor = MigrationExecutor(connection, self.migration_progress_callback)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\db\migrations\executor.py", line 18, in init
self.loader = MigrationLoader(self.connection)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\db\migrations\loader.py", line 58, in init
self.build_graph()
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\db\migrations\loader.py", line 235, in build_graph
self.applied_migrations = recorder.applied_migrations()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\db\migrations\recorder.py", line 81, in applied_migrations
if self.has_table():
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\db\migrations\recorder.py", line 57, in has_table
with self.connection.cursor() as cursor:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\utils\asyncio.py", line 26, in inner
return func(*args, **kwargs)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\db\backends\base\base.py", line 330, in cursor
return self._cursor()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\db\backends\base\base.py", line 306, in cursor
self.ensure_connection()
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\utils\asyncio.py", line 26, in inner
return func(*args, **kwargs)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\db\backends\base\base.py", line 289, in ensure_connection
self.connect()
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\utils\asyncio.py", line 26, in inner
return func(*args, **kwargs)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\db\backends\base\base.py", line 270, in connect
self.connection = self.get_new_connection(conn_params)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\utils\asyncio.py", line 26, in inner
return func(*args, **kwargs)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\django\db\backends\postgresql\base.py", line 275, in get_new_connection
connection = self.Database.connect(**conn_params)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib\site-packages\psycopg2_init.py", line 122, in connect
conn = _connect(dsn, connection_factory=connection_factory, **kwasync)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xfc in position 97: invalid start byte

[debanjum]

Hey @pedanius, thanks for opening a discussion for this issue. Which version of Khoj you're using? How did you install Khoj?

Seems like the encoding of the migration scripts is causing the issue. But need more details to investigate this further