# Pod Install - Unable to find a specification for \`RxSwift\`

**URL:** <https://forums.kodeco.com/t/pod-install-unable-to-find-a-specification-for-rxswift/28239>\
**Category:** RxSwift\
**Created:** [April 11, 2017, 1:59am UTC](https://forums.kodeco.com/t/pod-install-unable-to-find-a-specification-for-rxswift/28239 "2017-04-11T01:59:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![stevedaly](https://assets.chunter.kodeco.com/user_avatar/forums.kodeco.com/stevedaly/32/108991_2.png) [@stevedaly](https://forums.kodeco.com/u/stevedaly)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 1:59am UTC](https://forums.kodeco.com/t/pod-install-unable-to-find-a-specification-for-rxswift/28239/1 "2017-04-11T01:59:28Z")

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Anybody else getting the error “Unable to find a specification for `RxSwift`” when doing the “pod install” for chapter two? I’m guessing it’s something stupid I overlooked. Any help would be appreciated.

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**Author:** ![icanzilb](https://assets.chunter.kodeco.com/user_avatar/forums.kodeco.com/icanzilb/32/109333_2.png) [@icanzilb](https://forums.kodeco.com/u/icanzilb)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.kodeco.com/t/pod-install-unable-to-find-a-specification-for-rxswift/28239/2 "2017-04-11T06:50:38Z")

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wow, this looks very strange. maybe first try to make sure you have the latest coocapods? [CocoaPods Guides - Getting Started](https://guides.cocoapods.org/using/getting-started.html#updating-cocoapods)

sometimes if you have several versions that also causes problems…

in any case after your update cocoapods, make sure to run `pod update` and then `pod install` … this should update the local pod specs and get you going. I hope that works out!

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**Author:** ![stevedaly](https://assets.chunter.kodeco.com/user_avatar/forums.kodeco.com/stevedaly/32/108991_2.png) [@stevedaly](https://forums.kodeco.com/u/stevedaly)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://forums.kodeco.com/t/pod-install-unable-to-find-a-specification-for-rxswift/28239/3 "2017-04-12T00:17:28Z")

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Thank you, Marin. I think the issue was that I hadn’t run pod update. I haven’t worked much with cocoapods except as a consumer, but I’m guessing that maybe the update was required to get my local data up-to-date.

So I’m rolling now, and appreciate your help very much!