# Can't install reaction plugin

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-install-reaction-plugin/311296>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** reactions\
**Created:** [June 9, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-install-reaction-plugin/311296 "2024-06-09T14:18:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-install-reaction-plugin/311296/14 "2024-06-09T16:48:10Z")

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Discourse-doctor would restart the app (ie the pre failed rebuild version that did not have Reactions included).

To install the plugin you would need to be able to rebuild successfully. Updating through the UI first shouldn’t matter, as a command line rebuild would also update your site as well in a similar way.

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