# Unable to locate Gemfile when installing Algolia plugin

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** algolia-search\
**Created:** [December 17, 2023, 1:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-locate-gemfile-when-installing-algolia-plugin/288948 "2023-12-17T01:10:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 6:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-locate-gemfile-when-installing-algolia-plugin/288948/4 "2023-12-17T06:18:11Z")

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You need to be inside the container, so before running that command do this

```plaintext
cd /var/discourse
./launcher enter app
cd /var/www/discourse

```

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