# Trying to install a theme from Github to my sire

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**Created:** [July 5, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/trying-to-install-a-theme-from-github-to-my-sire/9307 "2024-07-05T13:27:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![AgentArachnid66](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.jekyllrb.com/agentarachnid66/32/5116_2.png) [@AgentArachnid66](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/AgentArachnid66)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/trying-to-install-a-theme-from-github-to-my-sire/9307/1 "2024-07-05T13:27:02Z")

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I’m trying to install this theme: [GitHub - pages-themes/midnight: Midnight is a Jekyll theme for GitHub Pages](https://github.com/pages-themes/midnight) to my site: [GitHub - AgentArachnid66/AgentArachnid66.github.io](https://github.com/AgentArachnid66/AgentArachnid66.github.io)

It’s not working but I’m not being given any errors or warnings in the `bundle exec jekyll serve`.

I’ve added this to my gemfile:

> # gem “jekyll”, “~\> 4.3.2”
> 
> # This is the default theme for new Jekyll sites. You may change this to anything you like.
> 
> # If you want to use GitHub Pages, remove the “gem “jekyll”” above and
> 
> # uncomment the line below. To upgrade, run `bundle update github-pages`.
> 
> gem “github-pages”, group: :jekyll\_plugins
> 
> # If you have any plugins, put them here!
> 
> group :jekyll\_plugins do  
> gem “jekyll-feed”, “~\> 0.12”  
> gem “jekyll-seo-tag”  
> gem “jekyll-paginate-v2”  
> gem “jekyll-remote-theme”  
> end  
> gem “webrick”, “~\> 1.8”

In my Config.yaml:

> remote\_theme: tajacks/lightspeed  
> plugins:
> 
> - jekyll-feed
> - jekyll-seo-tag
> - jekyll-remote-theme

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**Author:** ![feeshy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.jekyllrb.com/feeshy/32/5890_2.png) [@feeshy](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/feeshy)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 12:15pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/trying-to-install-a-theme-from-github-to-my-sire/9307/2 "2024-07-07T12:15:52Z")

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You need to comment your local theme

```auto
# theme: minima

```

and add a new line to enable the remote theme

```auto
remote_theme: pages-themes/midnight

```

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**Author:** ![bjpcjp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.jekyllrb.com/bjpcjp/32/5537_2.png) [@bjpcjp](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/bjpcjp)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/trying-to-install-a-theme-from-github-to-my-sire/9307/3 "2024-07-08T18:55:43Z")

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This is the first time I’ve seen “remote\_theme” mentioned. TY @feeshy!