# How to translate tutor
**URL:** https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-translate-tutor/11497
**Category:** Tutor Help
**Tags:** how-to, tutor
**Created:** [October 24, 2023, 6:07am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-translate-tutor/11497 "2023-10-24T06:07:36Z")
**Posts on this page:** 17
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@maximmez](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/maximmez)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2023, 6:07am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-translate-tutor/11497/1 "2023-10-24T06:07:36Z")
I’m trying to deploy tutor locally and I need to translate full tutor to Byelorussian
If I’m trying to translate it from profile settings, that’s ok, tutor is translating, but no full, some components still English
Can u help me? Or give some recommendations?
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### Author:  [@joel.edwards](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/joel.edwards)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2023, 11:09am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-translate-tutor/11497/2 "2023-10-24T11:09:12Z")
Most likely is that the translation mapping is incomplete, you can help contribute to the project by submitting new translations
[https://docs.tutor.overhang.io/configuration.html#adding-custom-translations](https://docs.tutor.overhang.io/configuration.html#adding-custom-translations)
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### Author:  [@maximmez](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/maximmez)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-translate-tutor/11497/3 "2023-10-26T10:59:27Z")
i tried to make it like in documentation
but nothing changed
so, my steps:
I’v made file hierarchy: …/openedx/locale/ru/LC\_MESSAGES/django.po&djangojs.po
and i got this files from openedx git repo
added a few custom strings, but nothing changed, can u help me?
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### Author:  [@joel.edwards](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/joel.edwards)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-translate-tutor/11497/4 "2023-10-27T13:49:41Z")
> [@maximmez](#):
>
> I’v made file hierarchy: …/openedx/locale/ **ru** /LC\_MESSAGES/django.po&djangojs.po
I assume you are testing with Russian instead of Belarusian?
Otherwise try with locale code:
‘be’: ‘belarusian’
is it still same?
Did you rebuild OpenEdx after adding your locales?
tutor images build openedx
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### Author:  [@maximmez](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/maximmez)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2023, 6:05am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-translate-tutor/11497/5 "2023-10-31T06:05:50Z")
“ru” or “by” - it’s doesn’t matter, testing both
Of course I made “tutor images build openedx” and nothing changed;(
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### Author:  [@Emad](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/Emad)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2023, 7:57am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-translate-tutor/11497/6 "2023-10-31T07:57:14Z")
What do you mean by
> [@maximmez](#):
>
> tutor is translating, but no full, some components still English
if you mean “LMS” and “CMS” are translated, but “Learning” or other MFEs don’t have translations, take a look at [here](https://github.com/overhangio/tutor-mfe#adding-custom-translations-to-your-mfes)
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### Author:  [@joel.edwards](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/joel.edwards)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-translate-tutor/11497/7 "2023-10-31T10:14:39Z")
@Emad is [Transifix](https://app.transifex.com/open-edx/edx-platform/dashboard/) the recommended/official way to contribute to the translations for the community, and the tutor-mfe link you gave just for private/custom translations?
I’ve only just started looking around at the translations side of things so just getting my bearings straight 🙂
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### Author:  [@Emad](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/Emad)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-translate-tutor/11497/8 "2023-10-31T11:11:35Z")
> [@joel.edwards](#):
>
> is [Transifix](https://app.transifex.com/open-edx/edx-platform/dashboard/) the recommended/official way to contribute to the translations for the community, and the tutor-mfe link you gave just for private/custom translations?
Yes.
There is a [Transifix bot](https://github.com/edx-transifex-bot) that commits new translations (I think on a daily basis) on different OpenedX projects.
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### Author:  [@maximmez](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/maximmez)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2023, 5:49am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-translate-tutor/11497/9 "2023-11-03T05:49:22Z")
SO, thx for idea with mfe, but now i’v got another trouble
when i try to build mfe image i’m getting an error, like this:
```auto
Dockerfile:4
--------------------
3 |
4 | >>> RUN apt update \
5 | >>> && apt install -y git \
6 | >>> # required for cwebp-bin
7 | >>> gcc libgl1 libxi6 make \
8 | >>> # required for gifsicle, mozjpeg, and optipng (on arm)
9 | >>> autoconf libtool pkg-config zlib1g-dev \
10 | >>> # required for node-sass (on arm)
11 | >>> python g++ \
12 | >>> # required for image-webpack-loader (on arm)
13 | >>> libpng-dev \
14 | >>> # required for building node-canvas (on arm, for course-authoring)
15 | >>> # https://www.npmjs.com/package/canvas
16 | >>> libcairo2-dev libpango1.0-dev libjpeg-dev libgif-dev librsvg2-dev
17 |
--------------------
ERROR: failed to solve: process "/bin/sh -c apt update && apt install -y git gcc libgl1 libxi6 make autoconf libtool pkg-config zlib1g-dev python g++ libpng-dev libcairo2-dev libpango1.0-dev libjpeg-dev libgif-dev librsvg2-dev" did not complete successfully: exit code: 100
Error: Command failed with status 1: docker buildx build --tag=docker.io/overhangio/openedx-mfe:16.1.1 --no-cache --output=type=docker --cache-from=type=registry,ref=docker.io/overhangio/openedx-mfe:16.1.1-cache C:\Users\spb00970\AppData\Local\tutor\tutor\env\plugins\mfe\build\mfe
```
I’v made architecture like that:
plugins/mfe/build/mfe/i18n/messages/ru.json
and the content of ru.json like in the documentation
what’s wrong?
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### Author:  [@Emad](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/Emad)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2023, 6:26am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-translate-tutor/11497/10 "2023-11-04T06:26:33Z")
> [@maximmez](#):
>
> plugins/mfe/build/mfe/i18n/messages/ru.json
No, the correct form is `/path/to/tutor/env/plugins/mfe/build/mfe/i18n//.json`. you forgot the `app name` part.
```auto
cd "$(tutor config printroot)/env/plugins/mfe/build/mfe/i18n/"
mkdir account
touch account/ru.json
```
Also, please tell me which version of Docker you are currently using? Using `buildx` with Docker requires Docker engine 19.03 or newer.
I assume you’ve built dev images in the first place, so it can’t be Docker. maybe a network issue?
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### Author:  [@maximmez](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/maximmez)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2023, 7:12am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-translate-tutor/11497/12 "2023-11-07T07:12:12Z")
I’m currently on version 4.22.1 of docker
and I changed path like u said and nothing changed
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### Author:  [@Emad](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/Emad)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2023, 7:19am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-translate-tutor/11497/13 "2023-11-07T07:19:02Z")
Are you sure that is your docker version? Docker versions are usually denoted by the year and month of their release
as tutor documentation suggests:
- Required software is:
> - [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/): v20.10.15+
> - [Docker Compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/): v2.0.0+
What’s the output of `docker --version` command?
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### Author:  [@maximmez](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/maximmez)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2023, 7:40am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-translate-tutor/11497/14 "2023-11-07T07:40:28Z")
Sure, my fault…
Docker version is 24.0.5
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### Author:  [@maximmez](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/maximmez)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2023, 7:41am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-translate-tutor/11497/15 "2023-11-07T07:41:40Z")
And docker compose version is 2.20.2
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### Author:  [@Emad](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/Emad)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2023, 8:57am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-translate-tutor/11497/16 "2023-11-07T08:57:53Z")
I’ve given it my best shot, but I’m stumped. Maybe others in the community can chime in with some fresh ideas.
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### Author:  [@maximmez](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/maximmez)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2023, 11:31am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-translate-tutor/11497/17 "2023-11-07T11:31:02Z")
Neverthrless, so much thx to u;)
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### Author:  [@blazejwiecha](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/blazejwiecha)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2024, 11:34am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-translate-tutor/11497/18 "2024-11-07T11:34:12Z")
I am also trying to translate tutor v17.0x
Added all .po files to correct location. Tried with latest tutor 17.0.5
Docker is also the latest one from Ubuntu serv. (latest)
I Tried tutor local stop/start/launch
also tutor images build openedx .
All the changes not changing tutor to Polish(my) language. All is still in English and just few places after login is changed correctly.
Any suggestions to resolve all the problems with translating Tutor Django to another language?