# Deploy sao on Windows
**URL:** https://discuss.tryton.org/t/deploy-sao-on-windows/8448
**Category:** System Administrator
**Created:** [March 27, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/deploy-sao-on-windows/8448 "2025-03-27T11:56:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@bromoapp](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/bromoapp)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/deploy-sao-on-windows/8448/1 "2025-03-27T11:56:05Z")
Hi @ced
I open the **sao** folder from inside the **tryton folder** which I download during executing cookiecutter,
then I read the **README.md** … so what I did:
1. I enter the **sao** folder, then open the folder in VSCode,
2. From VSCode terminal I installing nodejs → version 12.22.9
3. Then I install grunt-cli → version 1.4.3
4. Together with grunt → version 1.4.1
After that I run command:
**$ npm install --legacy-peer-dep**
but got many errors, so I tried:
**$ npm install --force or --legacy-peer-dep**
The errors the same as below:
```
npm error code 1
npm error path \\wsl.localhost\Tryton-dev\root\.cookiecutters\tryton\sao\node_modules\puppeteer
npm error command failed
npm error command C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c node install.js
npm error '\\wsl.localhost\Tryton-dev\root\.cookiecutters\tryton\sao\node_modules\puppeteer'
npm error CMD.EXE was started with the above path as the current directory.
npm error UNC paths are not supported. Defaulting to Windows directory.
npm error node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1408
npm error throw err;
npm error ^
npm error
npm error Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Windows\install.js'
npm error at Function._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1405:15)
npm error at defaultResolveImpl (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1061:19)
npm error at resolveForCJSWithHooks (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1066:22)
npm error at Function._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1215:37)
npm error at TracingChannel.traceSync (node:diagnostics_channel:322:14)
npm error at wrapModuleLoad (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:235:24)
npm error at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:151:5)
npm error at node:internal/main/run_main_module:33:47 {
npm error code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
npm error requireStack: []
npm error }
npm error
npm error Node.js v23.9.0
npm error A complete log of this run can be found in: C:\Users\appfu\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_logs\2025-03-27T11_44_48_091Z-debug-0.log
```
Is this because I am using Window WSL2 ??
Should I use pure Ubuntu using VMWare for example??
Can I deploy sao inside my host machine (windows 11) as separate service?.. then accessing Trytond server inside Ubuntu wsl? … if yes.. I can separate it.. sao running in Windows and Tryton running in Ubuntu..
Best regards
Bromo
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### Author:  [@ced](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/ced)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/deploy-sao-on-windows/8448/2 "2025-03-27T12:41:30Z")
> [@bromoapp](#):
>
> Is this because I am using Window WSL2 ??
I do not know. I do not use Windows.
> [@bromoapp](#):
>
> Can I deploy sao inside my host machine (windows 11) as separate service?.. then accessing Trytond server inside Ubuntu wsl?
No sao must be served by the trytond service.
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### Author:  [@bromoapp](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/bromoapp)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/deploy-sao-on-windows/8448/3 "2025-03-27T16:04:43Z")
Hi @ced I managed to npm install the sao project… yes the error above caused by I am using WSL2 under Windows.. and both environment has the same version of Node… so I managed to run install by downgrading my node version in WSL..
Anyway.. thanks bro
Best regards
Bromo
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### Author:  [@bromoapp](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/bromoapp)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2025, 5:49pm UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/deploy-sao-on-windows/8448/4 "2025-03-27T17:49:27Z")
Hi @ced sorry to bother u again.. I follow what u said, I go and read **README.md** from SAO repo u gave
I managed to run:
**$ npm install --force or --legacy-peer-dep**
And all went well, my **node\_modules** folder populated with required dependencies. But then I continue to run:
**$ grunt**
And I got these error:
```
Error: Cannot find module 'liftup'
Require stack:
- /usr/share/nodejs/grunt-cli/bin/grunt
at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1212:15)
at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1043:27)
at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1298:19)
at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:182:18)
at Object. (/usr/share/nodejs/grunt-cli/bin/grunt:7:14)
at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1529:14)
at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1613:10)
at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1275:32)
at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1096:12)
at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain]
(node:internal/modules/run_main:164:12) {
code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
requireStack: ['/usr/share/nodejs/grunt-cli/bin/grunt']
}
```
FYI: I previously install grunt using below command:
**$ apt install node-grunt-cli**
Any idea what’s going on?
Anyway .. in the README.md at SAO repo there is a line:
```
Note that the entry `root` in the section `[web]` of `trytond.conf` must be set to the directory where the package was unpacked.
```
Where is **trytond.conf** file located?
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### Author:  [@ced](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/ced)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/deploy-sao-on-windows/8448/5 "2025-03-27T18:12:42Z")
It is probably better to run grunt installed locally by npm.
You can use `npx grunt`
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### Author:  [@bromoapp](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/bromoapp)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2025, 4:33am UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/deploy-sao-on-windows/8448/6 "2025-03-28T04:33:22Z")
Hi @ced ,
Done. I execute below command:
**$ ~/.cookiecutters/tryton/sao# npx grunt --gruntfile Gruntfile.js --force**
And it managed to successfully runs with deprecation warnings. Thanks to you 😀
👉 Now based on the **README.md** u gave me ([sao/README.md · branch/7.4 · Tryton / Tryton · GitLab](https://foss.heptapod.net/tryton/tryton/-/blob/branch/7.4/sao/README.md)), I need to change an entry in **[web]** section in the **trytond.cfg** file.
So I search that **trytond.cfg** from the entire tryton folder project under `~/.cookiecutters/` folder (downloaded at the 1st time after executing **cookiecutter** during module project creation). But I found there are few **tryton.cfg** files such as:
1. Under `trytond\trytond\tests`
2. Under `\trytond\trytond\res`
3. Under` \trytond\trytond\ir`
4. and many many others
@ced could you tell me where or which one is it?
Thanks in advance
Bromo
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### Author:  [@Xavi](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/Xavi)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2025, 7:45am UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/deploy-sao-on-windows/8448/7 "2025-03-28T07:45:35Z")
Note that the readme says: `trytond.conf` and you are asking for `trytond.cfg` which is not the same, so take a look at [docs](https://docs.tryton.org/7.2/server/topics/configuration.html#configuration-file-for-tryton), I don’t know if there is already a default file somewhere but probably you will have to create it manually.
Hope it helps.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.tryton.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2025, 7:45am UTC](https://discuss.tryton.org/t/deploy-sao-on-windows/8448/8 "2025-03-29T07:45:36Z")
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