# Local Galaxy gives Error message when trying to install from Tool Shed
**URL:** https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/local-galaxy-gives-error-message-when-trying-to-install-from-tool-shed/13552
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Tags:** galaxy-local, toolshed, salmon
**Created:** [September 26, 2024, 11:29am UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/local-galaxy-gives-error-message-when-trying-to-install-from-tool-shed/13552 "2024-09-26T11:29:23Z")
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### Author:  [@Janina](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/Janina)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2024, 11:29am UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/local-galaxy-gives-error-message-when-trying-to-install-from-tool-shed/13552/1 "2024-09-26T11:29:23Z")
Hi all,
Disclaimer: I am very new to this and just wanted to self teach myself some Galaxy for hopefully future use and wanted to have my own local instance running.
I set up a local instance (Galaxy 24.01, running on macOS 14.5). With the instructions from the website and some Youtube videos I got it running and have admin access.
But know I ran into a wall I cannot seem to overcome it, no matter how much google-foo I use:
I cannot install any tools from the tool shed. I always get for everything an instant error. I installed Mercurial and I also think I have the right PATH set (I think there is something I don’t understand here and that’s why it isn’t working). I deleted Galaxy and reinstalled it and are again at the same point I was before.
Thanks a lot in advance,
Janina
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### Author:  [@jennaj](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/jennaj)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/local-galaxy-gives-error-message-when-trying-to-install-from-tool-shed/13552/2 "2024-09-27T18:23:34Z")
Welcome, @Janina
Maybe try following the tutorials that are maintained by the people who write and maintain the code base instead?
> [@Private Galaxy Servers](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/private-galaxy-servers/10861/1):
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> ### Local Galaxy
>
> A local Galaxy server is a choice for personal use, and can be scaled to support multiple users.
>
> Your service can be hosted publicly or privately. Connect to local, institutional, or commercial cloud computing resources and customize your usage policies.
>
> 💻 Local Galaxy
>
> - Training Network [Galaxy server administration training](https://training.galaxyproject.org/training-material/topics/admin/)
> - Technical Documentation [Galaxy releases, plus Admin and Development docs](https://docs.galaxyproject.org)
> - Open-source code base [GalaxyProject Github repositories](https://github.com/galaxyproject)
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If this what you were already following, you can explain more about any customization you’ve done already. Plus, the release you are working with and related details. Example: what is in the server logs for the error?
Then, to back up a bit, we had another recent question about “tools not installing from the ToolShed” recently. That issue had to do with the environment that Galaxy was originally installed into.
> [@Anyone else having issues with Salmon Data Manager never installing?](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/anyone-else-having-issues-with-salmon-data-manager-never-installing/13396/8):
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> Make sure that you are starting up Galaxy the very first time in a Conda venv, and not a Python venv. One of the symptoms of starting up in Python is tools not being found, or not installing. Using Conda instead solves that.
Let’s start there, thanks! 🛠
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### Author:  [@jennaj](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/jennaj)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2026, 4:43am UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/local-galaxy-gives-error-message-when-trying-to-install-from-tool-shed/13552/3 "2026-03-17T04:43:48Z")