# Ghost process exited with code: 1

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-process-exited-with-code-1/41533>\
**Category:** Installation\
**Created:** [September 28, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-process-exited-with-code-1/41533 "2023-09-28T22:31:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Jholi364](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/jholi364/32/26573_2.png) [@Jholi364](https://forum.ghost.org/u/Jholi364)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-process-exited-with-code-1/41533/1 "2023-09-28T22:31:54Z")

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Hello can someone help me out please with this error. I have posted the debug file below. I’m trying to run ghost locally in Ubuntu 22.04.

✔ Checking system Node.js version - found v18.18.0  
✔ Checking current folder permissions  
✔ Checking memory availability  
✔ Checking free space  
✔ Checking for latest Ghost version  
✔ Setting up install directory  
✔ Downloading and installing Ghost v5.65.1  
✔ Finishing install process  
✔ Configuring Ghost  
✔ Setting up instance  
✖ Starting Ghost  
One or more errors occurred.

1. GhostError

Message: Ghost process exited with code: 1

Debug Information:  
OS: Ubuntu, v22.04.3 LTS  
Node Version: v18.18.0  
Ghost Version: 5.65.1  
Ghost-CLI Version: 1.24.2  
Environment: development  
Command: ‘ghost start’  
Message: Ghost process exited with code: 1  
Stack: Error: Ghost process exited with code: 1  
at ChildProcess. (/usr/local/lib/node\_modules/ghost-cli/lib/utils/local-process.js:68:24)  
at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:517:28)  
at ChildProcess.\_handle.onexit (node:internal/child\_process:292:12)

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**Author:** ![Cathy\_Sarisky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/cathy_sarisky/32/25750_2.png) [@Cathy\_Sarisky](https://forum.ghost.org/u/Cathy_Sarisky)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-process-exited-with-code-1/41533/2 "2023-09-28T23:00:30Z")

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What command are you using to start Ghost, and how did you install Ghost?

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**Author:** ![Jholi364](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/jholi364/32/26573_2.png) [@Jholi364](https://forum.ghost.org/u/Jholi364)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-process-exited-with-code-1/41533/3 "2023-09-28T23:26:04Z")

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Hi Cathy,

I followed the instructions on the ghost local Linux install to the letter.

- npm install ghost-cli@latest -g

- Created empty directory then cd in to it.

- ghost install local. ( Here is where the error occurs when it’s about to start ghost as you can see in the post. )