<p>Could you try running <code>GC_DONT_GC=1 nix-build -A plutus-playground.server</code>.</p>

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2022-01-14T16:57:02.660Z
Running macOS Big Sur and this answer solved it for me
caike
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Rohit
<p>I'm following the instructions for installing the Plutus-playground found <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/cardano/comments/mmzut6/macos_plutus_playground_build_instructions/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a></p>
<p>I discovered I must execute the following before step 10</p>
<pre><code>git clone https://github.com/input-output-hk/plutus-apps.git
</code></pre>
<p>I <code>cd</code> into plutus-apps/ and this then worked fine (note: in <code>zsh</code>):</p>
<pre><code>[zsh]$ pwd
/Users/jwb/plutus/plutus-apps
[zsh]$ nix-build -A plutus-playground.client
</code></pre>
<p>But I got a &quot;segmentation fault&quot; with this:</p>
<pre><code>[zsh]$ nix-build -A plutus-playground.server
</code></pre>
<p>Here is the output for clarity:</p>
<pre><code>[zsh]$ nix-build -A plutus-playground.server
zsh: segmentation fault  
</code></pre>
<p>I switched to <code>bash</code> after the error, but that too failed:</p>
<pre><code>[bash]$ nix-build -A plutus-playground.server
Segmentation fault: 11
</code></pre>
<p>Is the plutus-apps repository corrupted? Why would the client build just fine but not the server?</p>

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segmentation fault when building Plutus-playground.server
# segmentation fault when building Plutus-playground.server

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-01-11)

I'm following the instructions for installing the Plutus-playground found here
I discovered I must execute the following before step 10
git clone https://github.com/input-output-hk/plutus-apps.git

I cd into plutus-apps/ and this then worked fine (note: in zsh):
[zsh]$ pwd
/Users/jwb/plutus/plutus-apps
[zsh]$ nix-build -A plutus-playground.client

But I got a "segmentation fault" with this:
[zsh]$ nix-build -A plutus-playground.server

Here is the output for clarity:
[zsh]$ nix-build -A plutus-playground.server
zsh: segmentation fault  

I switched to bash after the error, but that too failed:
[bash]$ nix-build -A plutus-playground.server
Segmentation fault: 11

Is the plutus-apps repository corrupted? Why would the client build just fine but not the server?

**Tags:** plutus-playground, build

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-01-12. Score: 2

Could you try running `GC_DONT_GC=1 nix-build -A plutus-playground.server`.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Running macOS Big Sur and this answer solved it for me  

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