# Not able to create new project with manual SCM (awx tower)

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-able-to-create-new-project-with-manual-scm-awx-tower/26132>\
**Category:** AWX Project\
**Tags:** awx\
**Created:** [November 25, 2017, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-able-to-create-new-project-with-manual-scm-awx-tower/26132 "2017-11-25T10:17:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Prashant\_Solanki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Prashant\_Solanki](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Prashant_Solanki)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2017, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-able-to-create-new-project-with-manual-scm-awx-tower/26132/1 "2017-11-25T10:17:22Z")

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Hello i have install awx on centosx 07 from gitbub

but not able to create the new project with manual SCM getting the error

There are no available playbook directories in /var/lib/awx/projects. Either that directory is empty, or all of the contents are already assigned to other projects. Create a new directory there and make sure the playbook files can be read by the “awx” system user, or have AWX directly retrieve your playbooks from source control using the SCM Type option above.

I have also created the directory /var/lib/awx/projects . but no result

Can any one have idea

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**Author:** ![matburt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/matburt/32/3612_2.png) [@matburt](https://forum.ansible.com/u/matburt)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-able-to-create-new-project-with-manual-scm-awx-tower/26132/2 "2017-11-25T16:50:45Z")

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you’ll have to put the directory in both containers… we do strongly recommend using source control to manage your playbooks.

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**Author:** ![Tchia04](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/fbc32d/32.png) [@Tchia04](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tchia04)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-able-to-create-new-project-with-manual-scm-awx-tower/26132/3 "2017-11-27T20:11:12Z")

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Hi Prashant,

Please see this issue [https://github.com/ansible/awx/issues/675](https://github.com/ansible/awx/issues/675) on how to setup both the web and task container to have the same project directory for manual SCM.