# Unable to provision site (Apple silicon) **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Tags:** mac\ **Created:** [November 16, 2024, 12:25am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/unable-to-provision-site-apple-silicon/45571 "2024-11-16T00:25:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jimshoop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/jimshoop/32/23171_2.png) [@jimshoop](https://community.localwp.com/u/jimshoop)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 12:25am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/unable-to-provision-site-apple-silicon/45571/1 "2024-11-16T00:25:37Z")
# Bug Summary Just installed Local on new machine (Mac Mini M4). When I try to create a new site I get: Uh-oh! Unable to provision site. Error: Error: spawn Unknown system error -86 at ChildProcess.spawn (node:internal/child\_process:414:11) at spawn (node:child\_process:776:9) at execFile (node:child\_process:351:17) at t. (node:electron/js2c/node\_init:2:2610) at /Applications/Local.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main/\_helpers/ execFilePromise.js:1:583 at new Promise () at Object. (/Applications/Local.app/Contents/Resources/ pp.asar/main/\_helpers/execFilePromise.js:1:534) at Generator.next () at /Applications/Local.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main/\_helpers/ execFilePromise.js:1:330 at new Promise () # Steps to reproduce Installed the Apple silicon version of Local (local-9.1.0-mac-arm64.dmg). Create a new site. Fill in basic info. Error happens when creating. No site is created. # Environment Info Describe your environment. - What Operating System are you using? - MacOS 15.1 - What versions of site software (Nginx, Apache, PHP, MySQL) is used? - Standard (recommended) - What version of Local is installed? - Local 9.1.0 # Supporting info Please provide your Local Log. {“class”:“addIpcAsyncListener”,“level”:“warn”,“message”:“Duplicate callback appears to be getting added to connectManifestWpeService:create”,“stringifiedCallback”:“(e,t,i,n,s,r,a,o)=\>this.create(e,t,i,n,s,r,a,o)”,“thread”:“main”,“timestamp”:“2024-11-15T21:53:58.273Z”} {“level”:“warn”,“linuxEdition”:null,“localVersion”:“9.1.0+6719”,“message”:“Electron Event ready”,“osArch”:“arm64”,“osPlatform”:“darwin”,“osRelease”:“24.1.0”,“timestamp”:“2024-11-15T21:53:58.900Z”,“windowsEdition”:null} {“class”:“addIpcAsyncListener”,“level”:“warn”,“message”:“Duplicate callback appears to be getting added to connectManifestWpeService:create”,“stringifiedCallback”:“(e,t,i,n,s,r,a,o)=\>this.create(e,t,i,n,s,r,a,o)”,“thread”:“main”,“timestamp”:“2024-11-15T21:54:54.831Z”} {“level”:“warn”,“linuxEdition”:null,“localVersion”:“9.1.0+6719”,“message”:“Electron Event ready”,“osArch”:“arm64”,“osPlatform”:“darwin”,“osRelease”:“24.1.0”,“timestamp”:“2024-11-15T21:54:54.903Z”,“windowsEdition”:null} {“class”:“SiteProvisionerService”,“level”:“error”,“message”:“Unable to provision site.”,“stack”:“Error: spawn Unknown system error -86\n at ChildProcess.spawn (node:internal/child\_process:414:11)\n at spawn (node:child\_process:776:9)\n at execFile (node:child\_process:351:17)\n at t. (node:electron/js2c/node\_init:2:2610)\n at %%appPath%%/main/\_helpers/execFilePromise.js:1:583\n at new Promise ()\n at Object. (%%appPath%%/main/\_helpers/execFilePromise.js:1:534)\n at Generator.next ()\n at %%appPath%%/main/\_helpers/execFilePromise.js:1:330\n at new Promise ()”,“thread”:“main”,“timestamp”:“2024-11-15T21:56:23.412Z”} {“eventId”:“48ece70bfabe46638da1b074e1fba4e8”,“level”:“warn”,“message”:“Unhandled Rejection.”,“p”:{},“reason”:{“code”:“Unknown system error -86”,“errno”:-86,“syscall”:“spawn”},“thread”:“main”,“timestamp”:“2024-11-15T21:56:28.217Z”} {“class”:“HostsFileService”,“error”:{},“exitCode”:{},“level”:“error”,“message”:“Could not update hosts.”,“stderr”:{},“stdout”:{},“thread”:“main”,“timestamp”:“2024-11-15T21:56:29.063Z”} ![Screenshot 2024-11-15 at 4.04.31 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/lwpforums/original/3X/3/3/3359112e1a63dc76ef9c94321aa65187004f9304.png) ![Screenshot 2024-11-15 at 4.04.45 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/lwpforums/original/3X/9/d/9d503a4f6f217347a0027af6ccd9a59e3cabffb1.png) I have uninstalled the apple silicon version and loaded the Intel version using Rosetta. It works but would prefer to use the proper version. ---
**Author:** ![afragen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/afragen/32/31_2.png) [@afragen](https://community.localwp.com/u/afragen)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/unable-to-provision-site-apple-silicon/45571/2 "2024-11-16T01:02:36Z")
Now go back and install the Apple Silicon version. It requires Rosetta as not all of the lightning services are arm64 native yet. ---
**Author:** ![jimshoop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/jimshoop/32/23171_2.png) [@jimshoop](https://community.localwp.com/u/jimshoop)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 1:14am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/unable-to-provision-site-apple-silicon/45571/3 "2024-11-16T01:14:05Z")
Thank you. I’ll do that shortly. ---
**Author:** ![jimshoop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/jimshoop/32/23171_2.png) [@jimshoop](https://community.localwp.com/u/jimshoop)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 1:17am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/unable-to-provision-site-apple-silicon/45571/4 "2024-11-16T01:17:44Z")
Worked perfectly. Cheers. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2024, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/unable-to-provision-site-apple-silicon/45571/5 "2024-11-18T14:39:28Z")
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**Author:** ![Nick-B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/nick-b/32/16140_2.png) [@Nick-B](https://community.localwp.com/u/Nick-B)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/unable-to-provision-site-apple-silicon/45571/6 "2024-11-18T14:39:38Z")
Thank you @afragen and glad to hear that’s working @jimshoop! 💚