# File 'containers/app.yml' is unwritable

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/file-containers-app-yml-is-unwritable/124592>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [August 1, 2019, 9:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/file-containers-app-yml-is-unwritable/124592 "2019-08-01T09:44:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![rajesh.saharan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rajesh.saharan/32/138638_2.png) [@rajesh.saharan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rajesh.saharan)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 11:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/file-containers-app-yml-is-unwritable/124592/10 "2019-08-01T11:05:06Z")

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Okay. Actually initially I followed the commands given [here](http://stroupaloop.com/blog/discourse-setup-using-aws/).

Just tried this : sudo nano app.yml

And now I can make changes!

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