# Npm install multiple errors within theme directory

**URL:** https://discourse.roots.io/t/npm-install-multiple-errors-within-theme-directory/5185
**Category:** sage
**Tags:** gulp
**Created:** 2015-11-04T01:14:05Z
**Posts:** 3

## Post 1 by @Jaseah — 2015-11-04T01:14:05Z

Hi,

I’ve used Sage multiple times, but my laptop is erased. So I’m trying to build a new theme with a fresh install, but I get stuck when running “npm install” in my theme directory, a list of a bunch of errors. Bower seems to work fine.

I’ve tried so many things, but can’t really find the cause of it.

In this link you can see the errors.

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Can somebody please help me out? I’ve been trying to figure this out for more than 10 hours.

Thanks a lot in forward!

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## Post 2 by @ben — 2015-11-04T03:35:33Z

At the top of this forum is a sticky thread: [Npm Debugging Guidelines (Failed npm install, bower install, or gulp build? Read this)](https://discourse.roots.io/t/npm-debugging-guidelines-failed-npm-install-bower-install-or-gulp-build-read-this/3060)

What have you done so far to try and fix your problems?

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## Post 3 by @Jaseah — 2015-11-04T10:15:56Z

Hi Ben,

Thanks for your help.  
I’ve done the debugging multiple times and it seems the problem lays with gulp and something with my locations i think, e.g. when I do gulp watch:

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- I’ve reinstalled everything multiple times on multiple drives.
- npm latest
- cache clear, but same error when running npm install in the theme directory
- recognizes Bower version, but when i enter ‘‘gulp’’ it says: local gulp not found in ~ try running npm install gulp. I install it again, says: [https://gyazo.com/f55bcbb96adf63b4744dea6dbeb87a1d](https://gyazo.com/f55bcbb96adf63b4744dea6dbeb87a1d)

Update:  
It seems my theme recognizes gulp, but there is still something going wrong:

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Tried other themes as well, same problem.

Exactly my problem: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg6O\_yYvWa4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg6O_yYvWa4)