Output from npm ls sharp: `-- sharp@0.34.2 Output from ghost doctor: (I’m running Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS) :check_mark: Checking system Node.js version - found v18.20.8 :check_mark: Checking logged in user :check_mark: Ensuring user is not logged in as ghost user :check_mark: Checking if logged in …

Ghost error log shows this: “req”: { “meta”: { “requestId”: “313ab983-5397-4494-8825-0a09920daae3”, “userId”: “1” }, “url”: “/images/upload/”, “method”: “POST”, “originalUrl”: “/ghost/api/admin/images/upload/”, “params”: {}, “headers”: { “x-forwarded-for”: “2601:246:5d80:e090:24e8:215d:40…

Is the error message “Sharp wasn’t installed”, a red herring here? Sharp is installed. I’ve found a bunch of forum posts on this, but nothing recent and nothing with the latest version of Ghost, which is what I’m running.

any help with this? [2025-06-21 10:25:51] ERROR "POST /ghost/api/admin/images/upload/" 400 28ms NAME: BadRequestError MESSAGE: Image processing failed level: normal "Sharp wasn't installed" "Please verify that the image is valid" BadRequestError: Image processing failed

Depending on where I try to upload the image, feature image, in a post etc. I get different errors, but the ghost logs always say the same thing, ERROR on the POST 400, BadRequestError, Image processing failed, “Sharp wasn’t installed”. This is the latest to show on the UI after attempt to upload a…

You’ve already tried the fixes here? [image] Image optimization - sharp not installed Developer help I run into a similar issue, i manage to install sharp on the server through npm, however, when i then want to upload the image, ghost still states that sharp isn’t installe…

Yes, I’ve done all of that short of a complete re-install: Ghost-CLI version: 1.27.0 Ghost version: 5.119.2 Sharp version ’ npm ls sharp’ from within the Ghost directory: -- sharp@0.34.2 I didn’t need to install with root, ‘ghost doctor’ shows no errors or warnings. I should also add that I tho…

I added: "imageOptimization": { "resize": false }, to my config.production.json and image uploads worked, so it’s definitely something with sharper or how it was installed. Does it need to be installed with root user?

What should the permissions be on the sharp stuff in node_modules/@img? I removed and reinstalled sharp, ran ghost doctor and it said the permissions were wrong, I ran the suggested command to fix them, this is what they are now: drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jun 22 10:29 sharp-libvips-linux-x64 drw…

More and more I’m thinking that I have a permissions problem, although ghost doctor is not showing anything. Running “ghost backup” in the cli give me: ✖ Backing up site An error occurred. Message: 'Response code 403 (Forbidden)' Debug Information: OS: Ubuntu, v24.04.2 LTS Node Version: …

There’s a known issue with backup via ghost-cli. The issue is in the ghost-cli repo.

Image processing failed Sharp wasn't installed

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Cathy_Sarisky June 21, 2025, 10:08pm 7

You’ve already tried the fixes here?

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