# Github Repo Is Not Working

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/github-repo-is-not-working/8738>\
**Category:** Installation\
**Created:** [August 20, 2019, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/github-repo-is-not-working/8738 "2019-08-20T03:15:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![wasim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/49beb7/32.png) [@wasim](https://forum.ghost.org/u/wasim)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2019, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/github-repo-is-not-working/8738/1 "2019-08-20T03:15:56Z")

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If you’re looking for some help, it’s important to provide as much context as possible so that people are able to assist you. Try to always mention:

- What’s your URL? This is the easiest way for others to debug your issue [https://github.com/wasim-ullah/sanity](https://github.com/wasim-ullah/sanity)
- What version of Ghost are you using? latest
- What configuration? can’t find, need help
- What browser? chrome
- What errors or information do you see in the console? can’t install with netlify
- What steps could someone else take to reproduce the issue you’re having? use repo

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**Author:** ![vikaspotluri123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/vikaspotluri123/32/24_2.png) [@vikaspotluri123](https://forum.ghost.org/u/vikaspotluri123)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2019, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/github-repo-is-not-working/8738/2 "2019-08-20T03:42:41Z")

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What do you mean you “can’t install with netlify”? It’s not possible for anyone to help you unless you provide more information ;)

From a look at your repository, it seems like you have a fundamental misunderstanding of how ghost plays with the JAMstack. This forum topic has a great deal of information explaining what netlify is and how it integrates with ghost:

> [@Gatsby without Netlify](https://forum.ghost.org/t/gatsby-without-netlify/4936):
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> Good evening, congratulations about all the new updates and optimizations for Ghost. I want to use gatsby for my front end. I started working on gatsby-starter-ghost but I had a doubt after reading some information on github and this on your official documentation: Deploying to production Like all Gatsby sites, you can easily deploy a static front end using Netlify. Additionally, Ghost can trigger a site.changed event and corresponding webhook every time content is added or updated in orde…

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**Author:** ![wasim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/49beb7/32.png) [@wasim](https://forum.ghost.org/u/wasim)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2019, 8:39am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/github-repo-is-not-working/8738/3 "2019-08-20T08:39:35Z")

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I set up ghost locally and it worked. Didn’t work online.

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**Author:** ![vikaspotluri123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/vikaspotluri123/32/24_2.png) [@vikaspotluri123](https://forum.ghost.org/u/vikaspotluri123)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/github-repo-is-not-working/8738/4 "2019-08-20T15:38:37Z")

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What does online mean?
