# Connection broken during update - Unable to start ghost (4.25.0)

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/connection-broken-during-update-unable-to-start-ghost-4-25-0/27131>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [December 2, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/connection-broken-during-update-unable-to-start-ghost-4-25-0/27131 "2021-12-02T17:10:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![samclarke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/samclarke/32/13444_2.png) [@samclarke](https://forum.ghost.org/u/samclarke)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/connection-broken-during-update-unable-to-start-ghost-4-25-0/27131/1 "2021-12-02T17:10:33Z")

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Hey - I updated this afternoon from 4.23.0 to 4.25.0. During the update I lost connection with the server hosting my blog, and when reconnecting have found that I am unable to start my blog. When I run ghost start in the correct directory, I get:

- sudo systemctl is-active ghost\_samclarke-blog  
✔ Checking system Node.js version - found v14.17.0  
✔ Ensuring user is not logged in as ghost user  
✔ Checking if logged in user is directory owner  
✔ Checking current folder permissions
- sudo systemctl is-active ghost\_samclarke-blog  
✔ Validating config  
✔ Checking folder permissions  
✔ Checking file permissions  
✔ Checking content folder ownership  
✔ Checking memory availability  
✔ Checking binary dependencies  
✔ Checking systemd unit file  
✔ Checking systemd node version - found v14.17.0
- sudo systemctl start ghost\_samclarke-blog  
☲ Starting Ghost: samclarke-blog

I’ve run ghost doctor which came back with the following:

✔ Checking system Node.js version - found v14.17.0  
✔ Checking logged in user  
✔ Ensuring user is not logged in as ghost user  
✔ Checking if logged in user is directory owner  
✔ Checking current folder permissions  
✔ Checking system compatibility  
✔ Checking for a MySQL installation

- sudo systemctl is-active ghost\_samclarke-blog  
? Sudo Password [hidden]
- sudo systemctl reset-failed ghost\_samclarke-blog  
✔ Validating config  
✔ Checking folder permissions  
✔ Checking file permissions  
✔ Checking content folder ownership  
✔ Checking memory availability  
✔ Checking binary dependencies  
✔ Checking free space  
✔ Checking systemd unit file  
✔ Checking systemd node version - found v14.17.0

I’m a little out of my depth at this point and unable to work out what is causing this issue. Is this potentially related to [https://forum.ghost.org/t/unable-to-upgrade-ghost-from-v4-2-0-to-v4-3-0-cascade-unknown-code-please-report/22086/56](https://forum.ghost.org/t/unable-to-upgrade-ghost-from-v4-2-0-to-v4-3-0-cascade-unknown-code-please-report/22086/56)? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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**Author:** ![samclarke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/samclarke/32/13444_2.png) [@samclarke](https://forum.ghost.org/u/samclarke)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/connection-broken-during-update-unable-to-start-ghost-4-25-0/27131/2 "2021-12-02T17:17:49Z")

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I ran ghost update --force as a hail mary and it looks like everything is now working OK.

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**Author:** ![tiramisu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/tiramisu/32/18671_2.png) [@tiramisu](https://forum.ghost.org/u/tiramisu)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/connection-broken-during-update-unable-to-start-ghost-4-25-0/27131/3 "2022-08-12T16:01:16Z")

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Thank you!! You saved my life