# Local by flywheel is stuck on "running the local machine" NEED HELP

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/local-by-flywheel-is-stuck-on-running-the-local-machine-need-help/7714>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 9, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-by-flywheel-is-stuck-on-running-the-local-machine-need-help/7714 "2018-08-09T16:47:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![tylandbrooks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/45deac/32.png) [@tylandbrooks](https://community.localwp.com/u/tylandbrooks)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-by-flywheel-is-stuck-on-running-the-local-machine-need-help/7714/1 "2018-08-09T16:47:32Z")

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Hey there, I’ve been playing around with it a bunch but I havnt seemed to figure it out. No matter what I do it’s stuck on “running the local machine”

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**Author:** ![flycrum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/flycrum/32/5862_2.png) [@flycrum](https://community.localwp.com/u/flycrum)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2018, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-by-flywheel-is-stuck-on-running-the-local-machine-need-help/7714/2 "2018-08-10T15:20:24Z")

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Hey Tyland, I’m more than happy to look into what’s going on. Can you provide your `local-by-flywheel.log` file?

Check out “[How do I retrieve Local’s log file?](https://local.getflywheel.com/community/t/how-do-i-retrieve-locals-log-file/3720)” for instructions on how to do so.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://community.localwp.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-by-flywheel-is-stuck-on-running-the-local-machine-need-help/7714/3 "2020-08-25T18:35:05Z")

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