# Compile error: signModule FAILED

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/compile-error-signmodule-failed/78781>\
**Category:** Module Development\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [September 5, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/compile-error-signmodule-failed/78781 "2023-09-05T18:47:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/compile-error-signmodule-failed/78781/1 "2023-09-05T18:47:41Z")

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Hi  
This is my first time trying to compile the SDK examples for the Perspective Component which should be easy but I got stock.

I do the following:

1. Download and install Java SDK 11
2. Set JAVA path and JAVA\_HOME (Cmd java -version show java version "11.0.2" 2018-10-16 LTS)
3. Install IntelliJ
4. Download perspective-component from GitHub and open it in IntelliJ

When I try to build the perspective-component I got the following error:

```auto
Some problems were found with the configuration of task ':signModule' (type 'SignModule').
  - In plugin 'io.ia.sdk.modl' type 'io.ia.sdk.gradle.modl.task.SignModule' property 'certFile' specifies file 'E:\Coding\perspective-component\null' which doesn't exist.

* Try:
> Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace.
> Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.
> Run with --scan to get full insights.

```

And, when I try to run ./gradlew build from the terminal I get the following error:

```auto
> Configure project :web
Build was configured to prefer settings repositories over project repositories but repository 'Node.js' was added by plugin 'com.github.node-gradle.node'
Required keystore file location not found. Specify via flag '--keystoreFile=<value>', or in gradle.properties file as 'ignition.signing.keystoreFile=<value>'
Required certificate file location not found. Specify via flag '--certFile=<value>', or in gradle.properties file as 'ignition.signing.certFile=<value>'

> Task :signModule FAILED
Required certificate alias not found. Specify via flag '--certAlias=<value>', or in gradle.properties file as 'ignition.signing.certAlias=<value>'
Required certificate file location not found. Specify via flag '--certFile=<value>', or in gradle.properties file as 'ignition.signing.certFile=<value>'
Required certificate password not found. Specify via flag '--certPassword=<value>', or in gradle.properties file as 'ignition.signing.certPassword=<value>'
Required keystore file location not found. Specify via flag '--keystoreFile=<value>', or in gradle.properties file as 'ignition.signing.keystoreFile=<value>'
Required keystore password not found. Specify via flag '--keystorePassword=<value>', or in gradle.properties file as 'ignition.signing.keystorePassword=<value>'

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Some problems were found with the configuration of task ':signModule' (type 'SignModule').
  - In plugin 'io.ia.sdk.modl' type 'io.ia.sdk.gradle.modl.task.SignModule' property 'certFile' specifies file 'E:\Coding\perspective-component\null' which doesn't exist.

    Reason: An input file was expected to be present but it doesn't exist.

    Possible solutions:
      1. Make sure the file exists before the task is called.
      2. Make sure that the task which produces the file is declared as an input.

    Please refer to https://docs.gradle.org/7.4.2/userguide/validation_problems.html#input_file_does_not_exist for more details about this problem.
  - In plugin 'io.ia.sdk.modl' type 'io.ia.sdk.gradle.modl.task.SignModule' property 'keystore' specifies file 'E:\Coding\perspective-component\null' which doesn't exist.

    Reason: An input file was expected to be present but it doesn't exist.

    Possible solutions:
      1. Make sure the file exists before the task is called.
      2. Make sure that the task which produces the file is declared as an input.

```

Thanks for any help.

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**Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/compile-error-signmodule-failed/78781/2 "2023-09-05T19:25:26Z")

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Just skip module signing for initial development, by setting the `skipModlSigning` parameter on the plugin, as in this example:

> <https://github.com/inductiveautomation/ignition-sdk-examples/blob/master/project-resource/build.gradle.kts#L41>