# Is the gems-repository down at the moment? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [December 14, 2007, 10:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-the-gems-repository-down-at-the-moment/123138 "2007-12-14T10:30:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kazaam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/b4bc9f/32.png) [@kazaam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kazaam)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 10:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-the-gems-repository-down-at-the-moment/123138/1 "2007-12-14T10:30:30Z")
Hi, I tried installing the rails-gem today: [10:21:55]bash:~$ sudo gem install rails -y Bulk updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org) ERROR: While executing gem … (OpenURI::HTTPError) 404 Not Found [10:23:22]bash:~$ sudo gem install rails --include-dependencies ERROR: While executing gem … (OpenURI::HTTPError) 404 Not Found [10:23:45]bash:~$ Is the gems repository down or having problems at the moment? greets ---
**Author:** ![kazaam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/b4bc9f/32.png) [@kazaam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kazaam)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2007, 3:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-the-gems-repository-down-at-the-moment/123138/2 "2007-12-15T03:49:37Z")
kazaam wrote: > Is the gems repository down or having problems at the moment? According to Tom, one of the mirrors was/is failing to replicate. There is a number of others others, explore the use of the “gem sources” command. Clifford H…