# Cannot install Hugo-Plate theme due to missing modules

**URL:** <https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/cannot-install-hugo-plate-theme-due-to-missing-modules/52095>\
**Category:** support\
**Created:** [October 23, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/cannot-install-hugo-plate-theme-due-to-missing-modules/52095 "2024-10-23T16:49:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![coralie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/coralie/32/23096_2.png) [@coralie](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/coralie)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/cannot-install-hugo-plate-theme-due-to-missing-modules/52095/1 "2024-10-23T16:49:26Z")

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Hi,  
I am on Mac OS 14.3. I have very limited programming and computer science skills.  
I have followed the steps required on the theme github page to install the hugo-plate theme.  
I have installed all the prerequisite applications today : go, nodes.

`$ npm run project-setup` to create the hugo-plate directory  
But got this error message :

```auto
npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! syscall open
npm ERR! path /Users/coraliediatkine/package.json
npm ERR! errno -2
npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/Users/coraliediatkine/package.json'
npm ERR! enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file.
npm ERR! enoent 

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! /Users/coraliediatkine/.npm/_logs/2024-10-23T16_23_34_336Z-debug.log

```

I checked on stack-overflow forum, and tried to update npm, with this command : `$ npm install -g npm`. It seems that I had a permission issue.  
I used `$ sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local/lib/node_modules` and was asked for my password.  
Then used `$ npm install -g npm`

I got the following

```auto
/usr/local/bin/npx -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npx-cli.js
/usr/local/bin/npm -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js
npm WARN notsup Unsupported engine for npm@10.9.0: wanted: {"node":"^18.17.0 || >=20.5.0"} (current: {"node":"12.16.3","npm":"6.14.4"})
npm WARN notsup Not compatible with your version of node/npm: npm@10.9.0

+ npm@10.9.0
added 133 packages from 25 contributors, removed 325 packages and updated 110 packages in 6.002s
MBPdecoralie2:~ coraliediatkine$ npm run project-setup
internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:960
  throw err;
  ^

Error: Cannot find module 'node:path'
Require stack:
- /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cli.js
- /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:957:15)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:840:27)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1019:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:77:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cli.js:2:18)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1133:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1153:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:977:32)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:877:14)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1019:19) {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: [
    '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cli.js',
    '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js'
  ]
}

```

I cannot figure out what is wrong.  
Thank you for your help.

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**Author:** ![jmooring](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/jmooring/32/4214_2.png) [@jmooring](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/jmooring)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/cannot-install-hugo-plate-theme-due-to-missing-modules/52095/2 "2024-10-23T17:03:41Z")

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Did you clone the repository before typing “npm run project-setup”?

This works great:

```plaintext
git clone https://github.com/zeon-studio/hugoplate
cd hugoplate/
npm run project-setup
npm install
npm run dev

```

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**Author:** ![coralie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/coralie/32/23096_2.png) [@coralie](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/coralie)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/cannot-install-hugo-plate-theme-due-to-missing-modules/52095/3 "2024-10-23T17:08:04Z")

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Hi,  
Thank you for your reply.  
I don’t think I did.  
I have a least managed to install npm, which seemed to have been an issue, via this command lines :

[https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager](https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager)

```auto
# installs nvm (Node Version Manager)
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.0/install.sh | bash

# download and install Node.js (you may need to restart the terminal)
nvm install 20

# verifies the right Node.js version is in the environment
node -v # should print `v20.18.0`

# verifies the right npm version is in the environment
npm -v # should print `10.8.2`

```

I will certainly use your advice, and will let you know if it worked.  
Best

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**Author:** ![coralie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/coralie/32/23096_2.png) [@coralie](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/coralie)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/cannot-install-hugo-plate-theme-due-to-missing-modules/52095/4 "2024-10-23T17:10:53Z")

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It worked.  
Thank you so much!

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**Author:** ![system](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/cannot-install-hugo-plate-theme-due-to-missing-modules/52095/5 "2024-10-25T17:11:36Z")

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