# Fly Launch Page Says "Something Unexpected Happened"

**URL:** <https://community.fly.io/t/fly-launch-page-says-something-unexpected-happened/19919>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** issue, flyctl, login-only\
**Created:** [May 17, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/fly-launch-page-says-something-unexpected-happened/19919 "2024-05-17T00:35:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![endor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/user_avatar/community.fly.io/endor/32/15006_2.png) [@endor](https://community.fly.io/u/endor)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/fly-launch-page-says-something-unexpected-happened/19919/1 "2024-05-17T00:35:08Z")

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Hi. When I run `fly launch` from my app. It says, “Do you want to tweak these settings?” If I hit “no” it says “app name is already taken”. If I hit “yes”, it takes me to a Fly Launch page where if I change the app name and click Confirm Settings, it says “Something unexpected happened.” No more details given than that. I can’t get past this tonight. Anyone know why offhand? It’s a Nuxt app. 🙏

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**Author:** ![mayailurus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/user_avatar/community.fly.io/mayailurus/32/17593_2.png) [@mayailurus](https://community.fly.io/u/mayailurus)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 12:56am UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/fly-launch-page-says-something-unexpected-happened/19919/2 "2024-05-17T00:56:43Z")

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> [@endor](#):
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> Anyone know why offhand?

Hi… My guess would be this:

> [@Following Elixir Getting Started guide fails to deploy](https://community.fly.io/t/following-elixir-getting-started-guide-fails-to-deploy/19813/8):
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> we made a change recently that affected how apps were named via `fly launch`, opting to fail if a derived name (via fly.toml or directory name) is already taken.

`fly launch --name frontend22` may offer a route around it.

(It could take a few tries with the suffix, though.)

Hope this helps!

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**Author:** ![mayailurus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/user_avatar/community.fly.io/mayailurus/32/17593_2.png) [@mayailurus](https://community.fly.io/u/mayailurus)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 12:57am UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/fly-launch-page-says-something-unexpected-happened/19919/3 "2024-05-17T00:57:08Z")

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Added #flyctl

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**Author:** ![mayailurus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/user_avatar/community.fly.io/mayailurus/32/17593_2.png) [@mayailurus](https://community.fly.io/u/mayailurus)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 1:05am UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/fly-launch-page-says-something-unexpected-happened/19919/4 "2024-05-17T01:05:50Z")

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Added #issue

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**Author:** ![endor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/user_avatar/community.fly.io/endor/32/15006_2.png) [@endor](https://community.fly.io/u/endor)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 1:08am UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/fly-launch-page-says-something-unexpected-happened/19919/5 "2024-05-17T01:08:40Z")

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Thanks for fast reply! I think you’re probably right. I found a similar workaround by just giving the frontend app a folder name that is super unique. And then `fly launch` runs without needing tweaks. 🙏🙏

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/original/3X/6/e/6e8955d00cb218e186ebbe3a6ab06fefdce15290.svg) [@system](https://community.fly.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 1:09am UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/fly-launch-page-says-something-unexpected-happened/19919/6 "2024-05-24T01:09:35Z")

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