# Need help installing a theme

**URL:** <https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/need-help-installing-a-theme/27300>\
**Category:** support\
**Created:** [August 1, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/need-help-installing-a-theme/27300 "2020-08-01T13:13:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![SamHamou](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/samhamou/32/11003_2.png) [@SamHamou](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/SamHamou)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/need-help-installing-a-theme/27300/1 "2020-08-01T13:13:46Z")

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hello i found this theme and i tried to install it but i did not succeed  
the theme : [https://github.com/l7u7ch](https://github.com/l7u7ch)  
my repo: [https://github.com/SamHamou/Arafeed](https://github.com/SamHamou/Arafeed)  
the deploy log [https://hackmd.io/@B0\_cI\_nKSpq3R70KBDijEA/SkSlKSmkP](https://hackmd.io/@B0_cI_nKSpq3R70KBDijEA/SkSlKSmkP)

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**Author:** ![martignoni](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/martignoni/32/5756_2.png) [@martignoni](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/martignoni)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/need-help-installing-a-theme/27300/2 "2020-08-01T13:31:21Z")

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Indicate in your config the theme you use:

> **[Quick Start](https://gohugo.io/getting-started/quick-start/#step-3-add-a-theme)**
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> Create a Hugo site using the beautiful Ananke theme.

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**Author:** ![SamHamou](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/samhamou/32/11003_2.png) [@SamHamou](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/SamHamou)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/need-help-installing-a-theme/27300/3 "2020-08-01T13:56:11Z")

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i added that but still not working

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**Author:** ![funkydan2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/funkydan2/32/5636_2.png) [@funkydan2](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/funkydan2)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/need-help-installing-a-theme/27300/4 "2020-08-01T21:51:55Z")

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Have a look at the exampleSite `config.toml` in the theme

> <https://github.com/l7u7ch/hugo-theme-shinku/blob/master/exampleSite/config.toml>

I think there are some parameters there (like `tagLength`) that need to be set in order for your theme to work.

Also, [netlify requires themes to be installed as **submodules**](https://gohugo.io/hosting-and-deployment/hosting-on-netlify/) - so that may be causes problems. Does the site build on your local machine?

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**Author:** ![SamHamou](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/samhamou/32/11003_2.png) [@SamHamou](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/SamHamou)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 6:57am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/need-help-installing-a-theme/27300/5 "2020-08-02T06:57:27Z")

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i dont have a local machine environment, only a netlify account  
if i removed the params from the config will it work