# Hugo server is not starting locally

**URL:** <https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/hugo-server-is-not-starting-locally/28061>\
**Category:** support\
**Created:** [September 8, 2020, 7:37am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/hugo-server-is-not-starting-locally/28061 "2020-09-08T07:37:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![akshat14714](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@akshat14714](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/akshat14714)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 7:37am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/hugo-server-is-not-starting-locally/28061/1 "2020-09-08T07:37:57Z")

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I am trying to run the academic theme locally on my system.  
When I try running **hugo server** locally, I am getting the following error:  
_Error: we found a go.mod file in your project, but you need to install Go to use it. See [https://golang.org/dl/.:](https://golang.org/dl/.:) module “[github.com/wowchemy/wowchemy-hugo-modules/wowchemy](https://github.com/wowchemy/wowchemy-hugo-modules/wowchemy)” not found; either add it as a Hugo Module or store it in “/home/website/academic-website/themes”.: module does not exist_

It seems like Hugo is not recognizing Go, but I have installed it as per the given instructions, and it is running fine.

Can someone please let me know what the problem can be.

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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:** [September 8, 2020, 11:05am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/hugo-server-is-not-starting-locally/28061/2 "2020-09-08T11:05:51Z")

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How did you install Hugo?

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**Author:** ![akshat14714](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@akshat14714](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/akshat14714)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 11:39am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/hugo-server-is-not-starting-locally/28061/3 "2020-09-08T11:39:20Z")

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I installed the extended version using snap as was given here: [https://gohugo.io/getting-started/installing/#snap-package](https://gohugo.io/getting-started/installing/#snap-package)

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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:** [September 8, 2020, 11:41am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/hugo-server-is-not-starting-locally/28061/4 "2020-09-08T11:41:45Z")

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I suspect that installing as a snap is causing the problem. Install using another method:

[https://gohugo.io/getting-started/installing/#linux](https://gohugo.io/getting-started/installing/#linux)

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**Author:** ![akshat14714](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@akshat14714](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/akshat14714)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 11:53am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/hugo-server-is-not-starting-locally/28061/5 "2020-09-08T11:53:21Z")

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Yes. I now installed it using the tarball, and it is now working. Thank you very much 😄

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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:** [September 8, 2020, 11:58am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/hugo-server-is-not-starting-locally/28061/6 "2020-09-08T11:58:01Z")

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You are welcome.

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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:** [September 10, 2020, 11:58am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/hugo-server-is-not-starting-locally/28061/7 "2020-09-10T11:58:10Z")

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