Deployment Error for Hugo Site - Cannot find Theme Directory

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Hello there

To summarise - I have built a Hugo static site that works great on my local machine, however when I try and deploy it from Netlify I get an error: Unable to find theme directory /opt/build/repo/themes/hugo-kiera

Build is https://app.netlify.com/sites/mystifying-payne-7f1af9

Here is the full error log:
2:51:09 PM: Build ready to start
2:51:11 PM: build-image version: 53b83b6bede2920f236b25b6f5a95334320dc849
2:51:11 PM: build-image tag: v3.6.0
2:51:11 PM: buildbot version: 8ae026ef4905d9174e416775c6b64aa19950569b
2:51:11 PM: Fetching cached dependencies
2:51:11 PM: Failed to fetch cache, continuing with build
2:51:11 PM: Starting to prepare the repo for build
2:51:11 PM: No cached dependencies found. Cloning fresh repo
2:51:11 PM: git clone https://github.com/TeldridgeLDN/servicexdesign_backup
2:51:13 PM: Preparing Git Reference refs/heads/main
2:51:14 PM: Starting build script
2:51:14 PM: Installing dependencies
2:51:14 PM: Python version set to 2.7
2:51:15 PM: v12.18.0 is already installed.
2:51:16 PM: Now using node v12.18.0 (npm v6.14.4)
2:51:16 PM: Started restoring cached build plugins
2:51:16 PM: Finished restoring cached build plugins
2:51:16 PM: Attempting ruby version 2.7.1, read from environment
2:51:17 PM: Using ruby version 2.7.1
2:51:18 PM: Using PHP version 5.6
2:51:18 PM: Started restoring cached go cache
2:51:18 PM: Finished restoring cached go cache
2:51:18 PM: go version go1.14.4 linux/amd64
2:51:18 PM: go version go1.14.4 linux/amd64
2:51:18 PM: Installing missing commands
2:51:18 PM: Verify run directory
2:51:19 PM: ​
2:51:19 PM: ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
2:51:19 PM: Netlify Build
2:51:19 PM: ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
2:51:19 PM: ​
2:51:19 PM: ❯ Version
2:51:19 PM: @netlify/build 8.0.0
2:51:19 PM: ​
2:51:19 PM: ❯ Flags
2:51:19 PM: deployId: 5fef36dd6610cc21ea55caf9
2:51:19 PM: mode: buildbot
2:51:19 PM: ​
2:51:19 PM: ❯ Current directory
2:51:19 PM: /opt/build/repo
2:51:19 PM: ​
2:51:19 PM: ❯ Config file
2:51:19 PM: No config file was defined: using default values.
2:51:19 PM: ​
2:51:19 PM: ❯ Context
2:51:19 PM: production
2:51:19 PM: ​
2:51:19 PM: ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
2:51:19 PM: 1. Build command from Netlify app
2:51:19 PM: ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
2:51:19 PM: ​
2:51:19 PM: $ hugo
2:51:19 PM: Error: Unable to find theme Directory: /opt/build/repo/themes/hugo-kiera
2:51:19 PM: ​
2:51:19 PM: ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
2:51:19 PM: “build.command” failed
2:51:19 PM: ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
2:51:19 PM: ​
2:51:19 PM: Error message
2:51:19 PM: Command failed with exit code 255: hugo
2:51:19 PM: ​
2:51:19 PM: Error location
2:51:19 PM: In Build command from Netlify app:
2:51:19 PM: hugo
2:51:19 PM: ​
2:51:19 PM: Resolved config
2:51:19 PM: build:
2:51:19 PM: command: hugo
2:51:19 PM: commandOrigin: ui
2:51:19 PM: publish: /opt/build/repo/public
2:51:20 PM: Caching artifacts
2:51:20 PM: Started saving build plugins
2:51:20 PM: Finished saving build plugins
2:51:20 PM: Started saving pip cache
2:51:20 PM: Finished saving pip cache
2:51:20 PM: Started saving emacs cask dependencies
2:51:20 PM: Finished saving emacs cask dependencies
2:51:20 PM: Started saving maven dependencies
2:51:20 PM: Finished saving maven dependencies
2:51:20 PM: Started saving boot dependencies
2:51:20 PM: Finished saving boot dependencies
2:51:20 PM: Started saving rust rustup cache
2:51:20 PM: Finished saving rust rustup cache
2:51:20 PM: Started saving rust cargo bin cache
2:51:20 PM: Finished saving rust cargo bin cache
2:51:20 PM: Started saving go dependencies
2:51:20 PM: Finished saving go dependencies
2:51:22 PM: Build failed due to a user error: Build script returned non-zero exit code: 2
2:51:22 PM: Failing build: Failed to build site
2:51:22 PM: Failed during stage ‘building site’: Build script returned non-zero exit code: 2
2:51:22 PM: Finished processing build request in 11.423861329s

I have looked at the board for similar issues / possible solutions to mine. The nearest I could find was this one which I have followed to create a submodule git of the theme hugo-kiera.

Hope someone can steer this newbie to getting this deployed successfully

2

From what I see, you indeed don’t have a theme folder in your repo:

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Thank you @hrishikesh for highlighting the issue. I genuinely thought I had Themes>hugo-kiera folders set up in my repo.

I have now corrected this by updating the files on my local machine and starting a fresh repo on GitHub with the folder structure in place.

When I deployed again I ran into an issue where I got the following message:

HUGO-KIERA theme does not support Hugo version 0.54.0. Minimum version required is 0.55.0

Does that mean I need to have Hugo version 0.55.0 installed on Netlify?

The full log is below
5:35:59 PM: Build ready to start
5:36:01 PM: build-image version: 53b83b6bede2920f236b25b6f5a95334320dc849
5:36:01 PM: build-image tag: v3.6.0
5:36:01 PM: buildbot version: 8ae026ef4905d9174e416775c6b64aa19950569b
5:36:01 PM: Fetching cached dependencies
5:36:01 PM: Failed to fetch cache, continuing with build
5:36:01 PM: Starting to prepare the repo for build
5:36:01 PM: No cached dependencies found. Cloning fresh repo
5:36:01 PM: git clone GitHub - TeldridgeLDN/servicexdesignv2
5:36:03 PM: Preparing Git Reference refs/heads/main
5:36:05 PM: Starting build script
5:36:05 PM: Installing dependencies
5:36:05 PM: Python version set to 2.7
5:36:06 PM: v12.18.0 is already installed.
5:36:07 PM: Now using node v12.18.0 (npm v6.14.4)
5:36:07 PM: Started restoring cached build plugins
5:36:07 PM: Finished restoring cached build plugins
5:36:07 PM: Attempting ruby version 2.7.1, read from environment
5:36:08 PM: Using ruby version 2.7.1
5:36:08 PM: Using PHP version 5.6
5:36:08 PM: Started restoring cached go cache
5:36:08 PM: Finished restoring cached go cache
5:36:08 PM: go version go1.14.4 linux/amd64
5:36:08 PM: go version go1.14.4 linux/amd64
5:36:08 PM: Installing missing commands
5:36:08 PM: Verify run directory
5:36:10 PM: ​
5:36:10 PM: ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
5:36:10 PM: Netlify Build
5:36:10 PM: ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
5:36:10 PM: ​
5:36:10 PM: ❯ Version
5:36:10 PM: @netlify/build 8.0.0
5:36:10 PM: ​
5:36:10 PM: ❯ Flags
5:36:10 PM: deployId: 5fef5d7fff43c6744786bb9a
5:36:10 PM: mode: buildbot
5:36:10 PM: ​
5:36:10 PM: ❯ Current directory
5:36:10 PM: /opt/build/repo
5:36:10 PM: ​
5:36:10 PM: ❯ Config file
5:36:10 PM: No config file was defined: using default values.
5:36:10 PM: ​
5:36:10 PM: ❯ Context
5:36:10 PM: production
5:36:10 PM: ​
5:36:10 PM: ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
5:36:10 PM: 1. Build command from Netlify app
5:36:10 PM: ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
5:36:10 PM: ​
5:36:10 PM: $ hugo
5:36:10 PM: ERROR 2021/01/01 17:36:10 HUGO-KIERA theme does not support Hugo version 0.54.0. Minimum version required is 0.55.0
5:36:10 PM: Building sites … Total in 52 ms
5:36:10 PM: Error: Error building site: logged 1 error(s)
5:36:10 PM: ​
5:36:10 PM: ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
5:36:10 PM: “build.command” failed
5:36:10 PM: ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
5:36:10 PM: ​
5:36:10 PM: Error message
5:36:10 PM: Command failed with exit code 255: hugo
5:36:10 PM: ​
5:36:10 PM: Error location
5:36:10 PM: In Build command from Netlify app:
5:36:10 PM: hugo
5:36:10 PM: ​
5:36:10 PM: Resolved config
5:36:10 PM: build:
5:36:10 PM: command: hugo
5:36:10 PM: commandOrigin: ui
5:36:10 PM: publish: /opt/build/repo/public
5:36:10 PM: Caching artifacts
5:36:10 PM: Started saving build plugins
5:36:10 PM: Finished saving build plugins
5:36:10 PM: Started saving pip cache
5:36:10 PM: Finished saving pip cache
5:36:10 PM: Started saving emacs cask dependencies
5:36:10 PM: Finished saving emacs cask dependencies
5:36:10 PM: Started saving maven dependencies
5:36:10 PM: Finished saving maven dependencies
5:36:10 PM: Started saving boot dependencies
5:36:11 PM: Finished saving boot dependencies
5:36:11 PM: Started saving rust rustup cache
5:36:11 PM: Finished saving rust rustup cache
5:36:11 PM: Started saving rust cargo bin cache
5:36:11 PM: Finished saving rust cargo bin cache
5:36:11 PM: Started saving go dependencies
5:36:11 PM: Finished saving go dependencies
5:36:13 PM: Build failed due to a user error: Build script returned non-zero exit code: 2
5:36:13 PM: Failing build: Failed to build site
5:36:13 PM: Failed during stage ‘building site’: Build script returned non-zero exit code: 2
5:36:13 PM: Finished processing build request in 12.682555754s

4

Yes, it does. I’d recommend using the latest version (currently 0.80.0), but you can choose to stay with 0.55.0 as well. Just add an environment variable in your Netlify UI named HUGO_VERSION and value as 0.55.0 or any other valid version number.

5

That did the trick. Thanks @hrishikesh for putting me on the right path :thank_you:

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