This project requires the following plugins which are not checked in into VCS: - Modalbox plugin - RichUI plugin - Feeds plugin - Avatar plugin - Mail plugin After fresh checkout from VCS, run the following commands to install the above mentioned plugins: 'grails upgrade' 'grails install-plugin feeds' 'grails install-plugin modalbox' 'grails install-plugin richui' 'grails install-plugin avatar' 'grails install-plugin mail' Also change the email related settings in Config.groovy