# Getting an error - Appium directory is not set. Please set it in Window/Katalon Studio Preferences **URL:** \ **Category:** Integrations\ **Tags:** azure, integrations, katalon-studio\ **Created:** [May 28, 2018, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/getting-an-error-appium-directory-is-not-set-please-set-it-in-window-katalon-studio-preferences/11202 "2018-05-28T12:09:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aalok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Aalok](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Aalok)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2018, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/getting-an-error-appium-directory-is-not-set-please-set-it-in-window-katalon-studio-preferences/11202/1 "2018-05-28T12:09:04Z")
Hi, I am trying to execute test suite through TFS build but getting below error message:- 05-28-2018 01:58:30 em - [FAILED] - Unable to start app at: ‘C:\\xxx\\KatalonStudio\_LMO\\APKs\\20180525\\250518\_xxx\_xxxAndroidSE\_release.apk’ (Root cause: com.kms.katalon.core.appium.exception.AppiumStartException: Appium directory is not set. Please set it in Window/Katalon Studio Preferences/Katalon/Mobile.) 05-28-2018 01:58:30 em - [END] - End action : startApplication 05-28-2018 01:58:30 em - [FAILED] - Test Cases/xxx Login/xxx\_Login FAILED because (of) Unable to start app at: ‘C:\\xxx\\KatalonStudio\_xxx\\APKs\\20180525\\250518\_xxx\_xxxAndroidSE\_release.apk’ (Root cause: com.kms.katalon.core.appium.exception.AppiumStartException: Appium directory is not set. Please set it in Window/Katalon Studio Preferences/Katalon/Mobile.) I have already set the appium directory at the mentioned path but still getting an error message. This is the below extract from appium.log:- [MJSONWP] Driver proxy active, passing request on via HTTP proxy [JSONWP Proxy] Replacing sessionId 84c72f43-b6d4-4c57-82ed-08cb439a466c with 2302d888-04ca-4339-adfa-4490992530f0 [HTTP] ← GET /wd/hub/session/2302d888-04ca-4339-adfa-4490992530f0/source 200 324 ms - 3669 [HTTP] → GET /wd/hub/session/2302d888-04ca-4339-adfa-4490992530f0/screenshot {} [HTTP] ← GET /wd/hub/session/2302d888-04ca-4339-adfa-4490992530f0/screenshot 200 742 ms - 63394 [HTTP] → GET /wd/hub/session/2302d888-04ca-4339-adfa-4490992530f0/source {} [MJSONWP] Driver proxy active, passing request on via HTTP proxy [JSONWP Proxy] Replacing sessionId 84c72f43-b6d4-4c57-82ed-08cb439a466c with 2302d888-04ca-4339-adfa-4490992530f0 [HTTP] ← GET /wd/hub/session/2302d888-04ca-4339-adfa-4490992530f0/source 200 179 ms - 14497 [HTTP] → GET /wd/hub/session/2302d888-04ca-4339-adfa-4490992530f0/screenshot {} [HTTP] ← GET /wd/hub/session/2302d888-04ca-4339-adfa-4490992530f0/screenshot 200 692 ms - 164586 [HTTP] → DELETE /wd/hub/session/2302d888-04ca-4339-adfa-4490992530f0 {} [Appium] Removing session 2302d888-04ca-4339-adfa-4490992530f0 from our master session list [UiAutomator2] Did not get confirmation UiAutomator2 deleteSession worked; Error was: ProxyRequestError: Could not proxy command to remote server. Original error: Error: read ECONNRESET [HTTP] ← DELETE /wd/hub/session/2302d888-04ca-4339-adfa-4490992530f0 200 1494 ms - 76 ---
**Author:** ![Zarashima](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/zarashima/32/928_2.png) [@Zarashima](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Zarashima)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/getting-an-error-appium-directory-is-not-set-please-set-it-in-window-katalon-studio-preferences/11202/2 "2018-07-02T02:37:07Z")
What is your Appium directory which you’ve used in this case? It should be the following directory: Windows: (Window → Katalon Studio Preferences → Mobile → Appium Directory) | `C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\appium` MacOS: (Katalon Studio → Preferences → Mobile → Appium Directory) | | `/usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium` | ---
**Author:** ![Aalok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Aalok](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Aalok)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/getting-an-error-appium-directory-is-not-set-please-set-it-in-window-katalon-studio-preferences/11202/3 "2018-07-02T09:48:45Z")
@Vinh Nguyen - I have already set the appium directory to the path you have mentioned in above comment. When I run the test suite using TFS build I am getting error - “Appium directory is not set. Please set it in Window/Katalon Studio Preferences” But when it is run through command line it is working as expected. Can you please help me to find out the root cause for this? === ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_Orr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5daacb/32.png) [@Chris\_Orr](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Chris_Orr)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/getting-an-error-appium-directory-is-not-set-please-set-it-in-window-katalon-studio-preferences/11202/4 "2018-10-03T19:57:06Z")
I also get this error and have the correct file path for appium. Any update on this issue? ---
**Author:** ![Gradito\_Tunggulcahyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gradito\_Tunggulcahyo](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Gradito_Tunggulcahyo)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/getting-an-error-appium-directory-is-not-set-please-set-it-in-window-katalon-studio-preferences/11202/5 "2018-10-04T03:23:48Z")
This might help have you installed Node.JS? If it was installed, so you can use cmd (without administrator run) and type this npm install -g appium@1.8.1 i prefer use appium at 1.8.1 version, bcause the latest version is not supported yet on katalon source: [https://docs.katalon.com/display/KD/Mobile+on+Windows](https://docs.katalon.com/display/KD/Mobile+on+Windows) ---
**Author:** ![Gradito\_Tunggulcahyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gradito\_Tunggulcahyo](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Gradito_Tunggulcahyo)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 3:24am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/getting-an-error-appium-directory-is-not-set-please-set-it-in-window-katalon-studio-preferences/11202/6 "2018-10-04T03:24:49Z")
and afterwards the appium will installed on this directory `C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\appium`