# Troubleshooting & FAQs

Many issues are resolved by going back and closely following the steps in the documentation. Often a step is missed, or admittedly a piece is unclear in the documentation. If you find something is unclear. Please let us know [on GitHub](https://github.com/evancohen/smart-mirror/issues/new). We are also available on [discord chat](https://discord.gg/JDnHaZH).

Remember that you can search the documentation at the top of the sidebar on the left (or in the hamburger menu if you are on your phone).

* [Issues installing electron-prebuilt](/troubleshooting/npm_install_issues.md)
* [Microphone and Speech Recognition issues](/troubleshooting/microphone_and_speech_recognition_issues.md)


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