# Rasa train command not working in MacBook Air M1 ( silicon )

**URL:** <https://forum.rasa.com/t/rasa-train-command-not-working-in-macbook-air-m1-silicon/43878>\
**Category:** Rasa Open Source\
**Created:** [May 24, 2021, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/rasa-train-command-not-working-in-macbook-air-m1-silicon/43878 "2021-05-24T03:41:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![VarunRachamalla](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.rasa.com/varunrachamalla/32/15599_2.png) [@VarunRachamalla](https://forum.rasa.com/u/VarunRachamalla)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/rasa-train-command-not-working-in-macbook-air-m1-silicon/43878/1 "2021-05-24T03:41:05Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to develop a chatbot using Rasa NLU. Created a virtual environment using anaconda and installed the required libraries updated in rasa documentation. Now when I’m trying to train the chatbot using “rasa train” the error getting displayed was “zsh: illegal hardware instruction rasa train”. Followed the stack overflow and GitHub community pages to overcome the error. But noting seems to be working. Can someone guide through this process of overcoming the above mentioned error.

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**Author:** ![koaning](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.rasa.com/koaning/32/6626_2.png) [@koaning](https://forum.rasa.com/u/koaning)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/rasa-train-command-not-working-in-macbook-air-m1-silicon/43878/2 "2021-05-28T11:26:50Z")

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This is a known issue with Tensorflow. It doesn’t support the M1 chip yet which is why you’re seeing this error message.

Just to check, what version of Rasa and Tensorflow do you have? I _think_ TF 2.5 should address many issues but I’m not 100% sure if Rasa supports this version already.

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**Author:** ![koaning](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.rasa.com/koaning/32/6626_2.png) [@koaning](https://forum.rasa.com/u/koaning)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 10:39am UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/rasa-train-command-not-working-in-macbook-air-m1-silicon/43878/3 "2022-02-15T10:39:00Z")

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I’ve written a guide that seems to work for me to get Rasa Open Source 3.x working on a Macbook with a M1 chip. It’s unofficial, largely due to changes that might hopefully happen, but it’s something that should help in the meantime.

> [@An Unofficial Guide to Installing Rasa on an M1 Macbook](http://forum.rasa.com/t/an-unofficial-guide-to-installing-rasa-on-an-m1-macbook/51342):
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> Hi all. Because Rasa uses Tensorflow we’ve been experiencing some pip-related hardship getting installations to work on the new apple M1 macbooks. I think we’ve found a temporary workaround for the situation, but it’s important to emphesize that this workaround is very much temporary. Hopefully, these steps won’t be needed in the future when the Tensorflow/pip incompatibilities are adressed. An unofficial guide to getting Rasa to work on a M1 Macbook. What follows below is a step-by-step guide…