Ghost 4.45 - Could not communicate with ghost

[contacStuffzs]

Hi, i followed the standard installation guide from here:

How to install & setup Ghost on Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04 or 22.04

It won’t start up!!

If you’re looking for some help, it’s important to provide as much context as possible so that people are able to assist you. Try to always mention:

• What’s your URL? This is the easiest way for others to debug your issue
  https://blog.bernsteiner.net

• What version of Ghost are you using?
  latest (4.45.0)

• What configuration?

• What browser?

• What errors or information do you see in the console?
  Debug Information:
  OS: Ubuntu, v20.04.4 LTS
  Node Version: v14.19.1
  Ghost Version: 4.45.0
  Ghost-CLI Version: 1.19.3
  Environment: production
  Command: ‘ghost start’
  Message: Could not communicate with Ghost
  Suggestion: journalctl -u ghost_blog-bernsteiner-net -n 50
  Stack: Error: Could not communicate with Ghost
  at Server. (/usr/lib/node_modules/ghost-cli/lib/utils/port-polling.js:91:20)
  at Object.onceWrapper (events.js:519:28)
  at Server.emit (events.js:400:28)
  at emitCloseNT (net.js:1677:8)
  at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:81:21)

• What steps could someone else take to reproduce the issue you’re having?
  actual installation of ghost 4.45

Output of ghost doctor:

ghostrun@lnxsrv01 : /var/www/blog $ ghost doctor

Love open source? We’re hiring Node.js Engineers to work on Ghost full-time.
https://careers.ghost.org/product-engineer-node-js
Checking system Node.js version - found v14.19.1
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_blog-bernsteiner-net
  ? Sudo Password [hidden]
  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 v14.19.1

[mjw]

Have you run the suggested command journalctl -u ghost_blog-bernsteiner-net -n 50 ?

Also, what versions of node and nodejs are you running?

[contacStuffzs]

Hi, i run the suggested command:

ghostrun@lnxsrv01:/var/www/blog$ journalctl -u ghost_blog-bernsteiner-net -n 50
Hint: You are currently not seeing messages from other users and the system.
Users in groups ‘adm’, ‘systemd-journal’ can see all messages.
Pass -q to turn off this notice.
– Logs begin at Thu 2022-04-21 18:55:53 UTC, end at Sat 2022-04-23 10:55:12 UTC. –
Apr 23 07:46:42 lnxsrv01 node[10326]: message: ‘Ghost was able to start, but errored during boot with: Migration lock was never released or currently a migration is running.’
Apr 23 07:46:42 lnxsrv01 node[10326]: }
Apr 23 07:58:24 lnxsrv01 node[11298]: - Inspecting operating system
Apr 23 07:58:24 lnxsrv01 node[11298]: Love open source? We’re hiring Node.js Engineers to work on Ghost full-time.
Apr 23 07:58:24 lnxsrv01 node[11298]: https://careers.ghost.org/product-engineer-node-js
Apr 23 07:58:26 lnxsrv01 node[11338]: [2022-04-23 07:58:26] INFO Ghost is running in production…
Apr 23 07:58:26 lnxsrv01 node[11338]: [2022-04-23 07:58:26] INFO Your site is now available on https://blog.bernsteiner.net/
Apr 23 07:58:26 lnxsrv01 node[11338]: [2022-04-23 07:58:26] INFO Ctrl+C to shut down
Apr 23 07:58:26 lnxsrv01 node[11338]: [2022-04-23 07:58:26] INFO Ghost server started in 1.978s
Apr 23 07:58:27 lnxsrv01 node[11338]: [2022-04-23 07:58:27] INFO Bootstrap client was closed.
Apr 23 07:58:27 lnxsrv01 node[11338]: [2022-04-23 07:58:27] INFO Database is in a ready state.
Apr 23 07:58:27 lnxsrv01 node[11338]: [2022-04-23 07:58:27] INFO Ghost database ready in 2.778s
Apr 23 07:58:33 lnxsrv01 node[11338]: [2022-04-23 07:58:33] INFO Stripe not configured - skipping migrations
Apr 23 07:58:33 lnxsrv01 node[11338]: [2022-04-23 07:58:33] INFO Ghost URL Service Ready in 8.613s
Apr 23 07:58:33 lnxsrv01 node[11338]: [2022-04-23 07:58:33] INFO Ghost booted in 8.746s
Apr 23 07:58:33 lnxsrv01 node[11338]: [2022-04-23 07:58:33] INFO Adding offloaded job to the
Queue
Apr 23 07:58:33 lnxsrv01 node[11338]: [2022-04-23 07:58:33] INFO Scheduling job update-check at 27 33 16 * * *. Next run on: Sat Apr 23 2022 16:33:27 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Apr 23 07:58:33 lnxsrv01 node[11338]: [2022-04-23 07:58:33] INFO Bootstrap client was closed.
Apr 23 10:53:15 lnxsrv01 node[11338]: [2022-04-23 10:53:15] WARN Ghost is shutting down
Apr 23 10:53:16 lnxsrv01 node[11338]: [2022-04-23 10:53:15] WARN Ghost is shutting down
Apr 23 10:53:16 lnxsrv01 node[11338]: [2022-04-23 10:53:15] WARN Ghost has shut down
Apr 23 10:53:16 lnxsrv01 node[11338]: [2022-04-23 10:53:15] WARN Your site is now offline
Apr 23 10:53:16 lnxsrv01 node[11338]: [2022-04-23 10:53:15] WARN Ghost was running for 3 hours
Apr 23 10:53:16 lnxsrv01 node[11338]: [2022-04-23 10:53:15] WARN Ghost has shut down
Apr 23 10:53:16 lnxsrv01 node[11338]: [2022-04-23 10:53:15] WARN Your site is now offline
Apr 23 10:53:16 lnxsrv01 node[11338]: [2022-04-23 10:53:15] WARN Ghost was running for 3 hours
Apr 23 10:53:50 lnxsrv01 node[11628]: - Inspecting operating system
Apr 23 10:53:50 lnxsrv01 node[11628]: Love open source? We’re hiring Node.js Engineers to work on Ghost full-time.
Apr 23 10:53:50 lnxsrv01 node[11628]: https://careers.ghost.org/product-engineer-node-js
Apr 23 10:53:52 lnxsrv01 node[11666]: [2022-04-23 10:53:52] INFO Ghost is running in production…
Apr 23 10:53:52 lnxsrv01 node[11666]: [2022-04-23 10:53:52] INFO Your site is now available on http://blog.bernsteiner.net/
Apr 23 10:53:52 lnxsrv01 node[11666]: [2022-04-23 10:53:52] INFO Ctrl+C to shut down
Apr 23 10:53:52 lnxsrv01 node[11666]: [2022-04-23 10:53:52] INFO Ghost server started in 1.925s
Apr 23 10:53:53 lnxsrv01 node[11666]: [2022-04-23 10:53:53] INFO Bootstrap client was closed.
Apr 23 10:53:53 lnxsrv01 node[11666]: [2022-04-23 10:53:53] INFO Database is in a ready state.
Apr 23 10:53:53 lnxsrv01 node[11666]: [2022-04-23 10:53:53] INFO Ghost database ready in 2.723s
Apr 23 10:53:59 lnxsrv01 node[11666]: [2022-04-23 10:53:59] INFO Stripe not configured - skipping migrations
Apr 23 10:53:59 lnxsrv01 node[11666]: [2022-04-23 10:53:59] INFO Ghost URL Service Ready in 8.639s
Apr 23 10:53:59 lnxsrv01 node[11666]: [2022-04-23 10:53:59] INFO Ghost booted in 8.776s
Apr 23 10:53:59 lnxsrv01 node[11666]: [2022-04-23 10:53:59] INFO Adding offloaded job to the queue
Apr 23 10:53:59 lnxsrv01 node[11666]: [2022-04-23 10:53:59] INFO Scheduling job update-check at 30 25 19 * * *. Next run on: Sat Apr 23 2022 19:25:30 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Apr 23 10:53:59 lnxsrv01 node[11666]: [2022-04-23 10:53:59] INFO Bootstrap client was closed.
Apr 23 10:55:12 lnxsrv01 node[11666]: [2022-04-23 10:55:12] WARN Ghost is shutting down
Apr 23 10:55:12 lnxsrv01 node[11666]: [2022-04-23 10:55:12] WARN Ghost is shutting down
Apr 23 10:55:12 lnxsrv01 node[11666]: [2022-04-23 10:55:12] WARN Ghost has shut down
Apr 23 10:55:12 lnxsrv01 node[11666]: [2022-04-23 10:55:12] WARN Your site is now offline
Apr 23 10:55:12 lnxsrv01 node[11666]: [2022-04-23 10:55:12] WARN Ghost was running for a minute
Apr 23 10:55:12 lnxsrv01 node[11666]: [2022-04-23 10:55:12] WARN Ghost has shut down
Apr 23 10:55:12 lnxsrv01 node[11666]: [2022-04-23 10:55:12] WARN Your site is now offline
Apr 23 10:55:12 lnxsrv01 node[11666]: [2022-04-23 10:55:12] WARN Ghost was running for a minute

Regards Node Version:
ghostrun@lnxsrv01 : /var/www/blog $ node -v
v14.19.1
ghostrun@lnxsrv01 : /var/www/blog $

Just for you Info - the same behavior i have had with Node Version 16.13.0 and 16.14.x

Thanks!
Best regards
Martin

[contacStuffzs]

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