# App.yml file does not exist when installing Discourse locally

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/app-yml-file-does-not-exist-when-installing-discourse-locally/199760
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** dev-install
**Created:** [August 9, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/app-yml-file-does-not-exist-when-installing-discourse-locally/199760 "2021-08-09T01:03:09Z")
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### Author: ![Benjamin\_D](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/benjamin_d/32/277831_2.png) [@Benjamin\_D](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Benjamin_D)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2021, 5:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/app-yml-file-does-not-exist-when-installing-discourse-locally/199760/3 "2021-08-11T05:51:55Z")

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Hi !  
indeed there is no app.yml for the development setup. I’ve found these helpful:  
[Share your Discourse dev setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-your-discourse-dev-setup/105816)  
and  
[Pavilion](https://thepavilion.io/t/marcus-development-environment-and-notes/2482#plugins-available-and-plugins-directories)

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