# Server in China can't reach rubygems.org so install fails

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [10 Febrero, 2016 09:37 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/server-in-china-cant-reach-rubygems-org-so-install-fails/39329 "2016-02-10T09:37:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![webeindustry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/webeindustry/32/53973_2.png) [@webeindustry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/webeindustry)\
**Post date:** [10 Febrero, 2016 17:50 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/server-in-china-cant-reach-rubygems-org-so-install-fails/39329/19 "2016-02-10T17:50:05Z")

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That’s interesting. I guess traffic has been blocked from the whole country to rubygems? It would seem using a proxy is the solution.

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