# I encounter a runtime error in a docker space

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**Created:** [March 27, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fi-encounter-a-runtime-error-in-a-docker-space%2F34830 "2023-03-27T22:31:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![noequal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc29f/32.png) [@noequal](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2Fnoequal)%5C
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fi-encounter-a-runtime-error-in-a-docker-space%2F34830%2F1 "2023-03-27T22:31:51Z")

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I have a space to deploy a flask application using a Dockerfile but I keep getting the error that says

# Runtime error

## Space failed to start. Exit code: 128

I have tried to reset and factory reboot, what can I do?

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**Author:** ![radames](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/radames/32/28246_2.png) [@radames](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2Fradames)%5C
**Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 4:04am UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fi-encounter-a-runtime-error-in-a-docker-space%2F34830%2F2 "2023-03-28T04:04:51Z")

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> [@noequal](#):
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> ## Space failed to start. Exit code: 128

Can you please a share public link to your Space?

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**Author:** ![noequal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc29f/32.png) [@noequal](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2Fnoequal)%5C
**Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fi-encounter-a-runtime-error-in-a-docker-space%2F34830%2F4 "2023-03-29T18:55:48Z")

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@radames Here you go:  
[[Medspacy Demo - a Hugging Face Space by FPRT](https://huggingface.co/spaces/FPRT/medspacy_demo)](Medspacy Demo)

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**Author:** ![noequal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc29f/32.png) [@noequal](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2Fnoequal)%5C
**Post date:** [April 18, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fi-encounter-a-runtime-error-in-a-docker-space%2F34830%2F5 "2023-04-18T23:10:03Z")

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Hi @radames I still have not been able to come up with a solution. Any luck?

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**Author:** ![radames](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/radames/32/28246_2.png) [@radames](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2Fradames)%5C
**Post date:** [April 19, 2023, 12:16am UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fi-encounter-a-runtime-error-in-a-docker-space%2F34830%2F6 "2023-04-19T00:16:07Z")

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hello @noequal ,  
here I send you a PR [FPRT/medspacy\_demo · fix encoding and add gunicorn](https://huggingface.co/spaces/FPRT/medspacy_demo/discussions/1) there were some weird encoding on your requirements.txt and missing gunicorn ?

My fork seems to work, [https://huggingface.co/spaces/radames/medspacy\_demo](https://huggingface.co/spaces/radames/medspacy_demo)