# After Node and Ghost update Ghost won't start

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/after-node-and-ghost-update-ghost-wont-start/7748>\
**Category:** Installation\
**Created:** [June 12, 2019, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/after-node-and-ghost-update-ghost-wont-start/7748 "2019-06-12T10:22:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![killer1loop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/killer1loop/32/3785_2.png) [@killer1loop](https://forum.ghost.org/u/killer1loop)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/after-node-and-ghost-update-ghost-wont-start/7748/1 "2019-06-12T10:22:08Z")

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Hiya,

it looks like the problem has already been discussed but the other thread I found is now closed.

I have been running a self-hosted blog for a while then decided to update to the latest version. After upgrading Node.js to 10.13.0, Ghost-CLI to 1.11.0 and Ghost to 2.23.4 I am getting _ghost start_ stuck on _Starting Ghost_.

It’s been a few minutes and I’m getting no further feedback. This is the debug information.

Debug Information:  
OS: Ubuntu, v16.04  
Node Version: v10.13.0  
Ghost-CLI Version: 1.11.0  
Environment: production  
Command: ‘ghost install --force’

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction 😉

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**Author:** ![killer1loop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/killer1loop/32/3785_2.png) [@killer1loop](https://forum.ghost.org/u/killer1loop)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/after-node-and-ghost-update-ghost-wont-start/7748/2 "2019-06-12T10:44:10Z")

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Well, I solved it myself.

It looks like Nodejs needed upgrading to 10.13.0. I have added:

curl -sL [https://deb.nodesource.com/setup\_10.x](https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x) | sudo -E bash -

and installed Nodejs:

apt-get install nodejs

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/ghost2/original/2X/b/ba9ce5100b8bb264586f4f572545596b2ce3f081.png) [@system](https://forum.ghost.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/after-node-and-ghost-update-ghost-wont-start/7748/3 "2019-06-26T10:44:11Z")

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Closed on June 26, 2019, 10:44am UTC

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