# My broken Discourse install prevents theme import

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-broken-discourse-install-prevents-theme-import/108657
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** unsupported-install
**Created:** [February 7, 2019, 8:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-broken-discourse-install-prevents-theme-import/108657 "2019-02-07T08:36:06Z")
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### Author: ![Johani](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/johani/32/176920_2.png) [@Johani](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Johani)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2019, 8:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-broken-discourse-install-prevents-theme-import/108657/2 "2019-02-07T08:43:41Z")

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Did you add the deploy key to the repository?

> [@Installing a theme from a private Git repository](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-a-theme-from-a-private-git-repository/82584/1):
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> Paste in the public key into your git repo so it is the used as a “deploy key”
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> ![image.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/e/d/ed1f7d739c641e3b2fed0132a245969d80bf047f.png)

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