# Deploying failed with a hugo theme from github **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Tags:** deployment, hugo\ **Created:** [September 12, 2021, 3:37am UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/deploying-failed-with-a-hugo-theme-from-github/44012 "2021-09-12T03:37:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![moses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/278dde/32.png) [@moses](https://answers.netlify.com/u/moses)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2021, 3:37am UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/deploying-failed-with-a-hugo-theme-from-github/44012/1 "2021-09-12T03:37:41Z")
I tried deploying airspace-hugo theme from github. I am getting this result, please help me; 4:09:30 AM: ​ 4:09:30 AM: Error message 4:09:30 AM: Command failed with exit code 255: cd exampleSite && hugo --gc --themesDir …/… 4:09:30 AM: ​ 4:09:30 AM: Error location 4:09:30 AM: In build.command from netlify.toml: 4:09:30 AM: cd exampleSite && hugo --gc --themesDir …/… 4:09:30 AM: ​ 4:09:30 AM: Resolved config 4:09:30 AM: build: 4:09:30 AM: command: cd exampleSite && hugo --gc --themesDir …/… 4:09:30 AM: commandOrigin: config 4:09:30 AM: environment: 4:09:30 AM: - HUGO\_VERSION 4:09:30 AM: - HUGO\_THEME 4:09:30 AM: - HUGO\_BASEURL 4:09:30 AM: publish: /opt/build/repo/exampleSite/public 4:09:30 AM: publishOrigin: config 4:09:30 AM: redirects: 4:09:31 AM: - from: /de/\* status: 404 to: /de/404.html - from: /fr/\* status: 404 to: /fr/404.html - from: /it/\* status: 404 to: /it/404.html - from: /\* status: 404 to: /404.html redirectsOrigin: config Caching artifacts 4:09:31 AM: Started saving build plugins 4:09:31 AM: Finished saving build plugins 4:09:31 AM: Started saving pip cache 4:09:31 AM: Finished saving pip cache 4:09:31 AM: Started saving emacs cask dependencies 4:09:31 AM: Finished saving emacs cask dependencies 4:09:31 AM: Started saving maven dependencies 4:09:31 AM: Finished saving maven dependencies 4:09:31 AM: Started saving boot dependencies 4:09:31 AM: Finished saving boot dependencies 4:09:31 AM: Started saving rust rustup cache 4:09:31 AM: Finished saving rust rustup cache 4:09:31 AM: Started saving go dependencies 4:09:31 AM: Finished saving go dependencies 4:09:33 AM: Build failed due to a user error: Build script returned non-zero exit code: 2 4:09:33 AM: Creating deploy upload records 4:09:33 AM: Failing build: Failed to build site 4:09:33 AM: Failed during stage ‘building site’: Build script returned non-zero exit code: 2 4:09:34 AM: Finished processing build request in 15.569454243s Thanks ---
**Author:** ![coelmay](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/coelmay/32/24427_2.png) [@coelmay](https://answers.netlify.com/u/coelmay)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2021, 8:55am UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/deploying-failed-with-a-hugo-theme-from-github/44012/2 "2021-09-12T08:55:17Z")
Hi @moses Are you able to share your git repository? Also your build settings. ---
**Author:** ![moses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/278dde/32.png) [@moses](https://answers.netlify.com/u/moses)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2021, 12:29pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/deploying-failed-with-a-hugo-theme-from-github/44012/3 "2021-09-12T12:29:38Z")
This is my netlify.toml ; [build] command = “hugo --minify --gc” publish = “public” [build.environment] HUGO\_VERSION = “0.87.0” HUGO\_THEME = “repo” HUGO\_BASEURL = “/” [[headers]] for = “/\*” [headers.values] Referrer-Policy = “same-origin” Strict-Transport-Security = “max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload” X-Frame-Options = “DENY” X-XSS-Protection = “1; mode=block” ---
**Author:** ![coelmay](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/coelmay/32/24427_2.png) [@coelmay](https://answers.netlify.com/u/coelmay)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/deploying-failed-with-a-hugo-theme-from-github/44012/4 "2021-09-12T13:14:55Z")
There is a discrepancy in the information you have provided. You say this is the _build command_ in your `netlify.toml` > [@moses](#): > > [build] > command = “hugo --minify --gc” however the _build command_ in the log in your first post shows a different command. > [@moses](#): > > 4:09:30 AM: In build.command from netlify.toml: > 4:09:30 AM: cd exampleSite && hugo --gc --themesDir …/… ---
**Author:** ![moses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/278dde/32.png) [@moses](https://answers.netlify.com/u/moses)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/deploying-failed-with-a-hugo-theme-from-github/44012/5 "2021-09-12T13:17:53Z")
Thanks but that is what is in my build settings. And that is the log displayed ---
**Author:** ![hillary](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/hillary/32/21132_2.png) [@hillary](https://answers.netlify.com/u/hillary)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/deploying-failed-with-a-hugo-theme-from-github/44012/6 "2021-09-13T14:08:14Z")
Hi there, @moses Sorry to hear you are stuck. We have lots of great resources that offer some debugging advice for you to work through. I would recommend starting with the following two: > **[Build troubleshooting tips](https://docs.netlify.com/build/configure-builds/troubleshooting-tips/)** > > Find troubleshooting tips for failing builds, learn how to address certain build errors, and access additional support resources. > [@\[Support Guide\] Debugging Netlify site builds](https://answers.netlify.com/t/support-guide-debugging-netlify-site-builds/142): > > Last reviewed by Netlify Support - July 2025 Note: This article is only about builds within Netlify’s Continuous Integration (CI) environment, as [triggered from git commits](https://docs.netlify.com/site-deploys/create-deploys/#deploy-with-git) or from [incoming build webhooks](https://docs.netlify.com/configure-builds/build-hooks/). You can learn more in depth about how Netlify builds your site in this [article about how our build bots build sites](https://www.netlify.com/blog/2016/10/18/how-our-build-bots-build-sites/). Some background There are a fair number of reasons that a build could fail in Netlify’s CI environment, even if building works locally. Testing locally is always the place to … If you work through those and are still having difficulties, please follow up here with the steps you have tried, your Netlify site name, and your git repository. Thanks!