Hi! “The theme cannot be installed because the Git repository is inaccessible. Are you sure you want to continue installing it?” Why do I receive this error when importing theme from private github repo? I used the correct ssh from github, I created a key in github. Is it because of misplacement…

Did you use this method?: [image] Installing a theme from a private Git repository Site Management bookmark This guide explains how to install a Discourse theme or theme component from a private GitHub repository. person_raising_hand Required user level: Admi…

I did, but at the step of add deploy key in Discourse and click install in discourse, mine said "The theme cannot be installed because the Git repository is inaccessible. Are you sure you want to continue installing it?”

[image] Noah Zixin Zhang: step of add deploy key in Discourse No, the SSH key is generated in Discourse and must be added to GitHub :slight_smile: (ie the other way around)

Yes, I did this, I added the key in GitHub but it’s not working.

Hi, @Learnmore_smart @jsimon6 I tested again the guide Robert linked above ( Installing a theme from a private Git repository ), and it works as expected. ▶ Images Did you follow the steps? Give it another try report back if you encounter an issue.

Hi @Learnmore_smart welcome :wave: did you get it working yet? I wrote that guide and I just tested. it is working exactly as expected. make sure you have admin level access to the private repo and are using the SSH repo address when you install it on your forum.

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Learnmore_smart (Noah Zixin Zhang) March 3, 2025, 8:02pm 10

Our team is currently developing another feature, we will come back to this I guess around a few weeks. Thanks guys!

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