# Install fails on "Starting Ghost" **URL:** \ **Category:** Installation\ **Created:** [April 19, 2022, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/install-fails-on-starting-ghost/29656 "2022-04-19T21:42:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aiden\_Mitchell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/aiden_mitchell/32/3108_2.png) [@Aiden\_Mitchell](https://forum.ghost.org/u/Aiden_Mitchell)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/install-fails-on-starting-ghost/29656/1 "2022-04-19T21:42:22Z")
Not sure what’s going on here, there are no other errors during install… `ghost doctor` finds no issues. Trying `ghost start` throws a new error: ```auto A GhostError occurred. Message: Ghost was able to start, but errored during boot with: Migration lock was never released or currently a migration is running. Help: If you are sure no migration is running, check your data and if your database is in a broken state, you could run `knex-migrator rollback`. Suggestion: journalctl -u ghost_aidenmitchell-ca -n 50 ``` - What version of Ghost are you using? Version 4.40.0 - What configuration? Default, as seen here: [How to install & setup Ghost on Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04 or 22.04](https://ghost.org/docs/install/ubuntu/) - What browser? N/A - What errors or information do you see in the console? ```auto ✖ Starting Ghost One or more errors occurred. 1) GhostError Message: Could not communicate with Ghost Suggestion: journalctl -u ghost_aidenmitchell-ca -n 50 Debug Information: OS: Ubuntu, v20.04.4 LTS Node Version: v16.14.2 Ghost Version: 4.44.0 Ghost-CLI Version: 1.19.2 Environment: production Command: 'ghost install' Additional log info available in: /home/aiden/.ghost/logs/ghost-cli-debug-2022-04-19T21_36_55_300Z.log Try running ghost doctor to check your system for known issues. You can always refer to https://ghost.org/docs/ghost-cli/ for troubleshooting. aiden@ghost01:/var/www/blog$ journalctl -u ghost_aidenmitchell-ca -n 50 -- Logs begin at Tue 2022-04-19 21:06:40 UTC, end at Tue 2022-04-19 21:36:55 UTC. -- Apr 19 21:31:58 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:31:58] INFO Bootstrap client was closed. Apr 19 21:32:03 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:32:03] WARN Database state requires initialisation. Apr 19 21:32:07 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:32:07] INFO Creating table: newsletters Apr 19 21:32:09 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:32:09] INFO Creating table: posts Apr 19 21:32:13 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:32:13] INFO Creating table: posts_meta Apr 19 21:32:18 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:32:18] INFO Creating table: users Apr 19 21:32:21 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:32:21] INFO Creating table: oauth Apr 19 21:32:26 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:32:26] INFO Creating table: posts_authors Apr 19 21:32:34 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:32:34] INFO Creating table: roles Apr 19 21:32:36 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:32:36] INFO Creating table: roles_users Apr 19 21:32:38 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:32:38] INFO Creating table: permissions Apr 19 21:32:41 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:32:41] INFO Creating table: permissions_users Apr 19 21:32:42 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:32:42] INFO Creating table: permissions_roles Apr 19 21:32:43 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:32:43] INFO Creating table: settings Apr 19 21:32:45 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:32:45] INFO Creating table: tags Apr 19 21:32:47 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:32:47] INFO Creating table: posts_tags Apr 19 21:32:58 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:32:58] INFO Creating table: invites Apr 19 21:33:02 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:33:02] INFO Creating table: brute Apr 19 21:33:03 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:33:03] INFO Creating table: sessions Apr 19 21:33:06 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:33:06] INFO Creating table: integrations Apr 19 21:33:09 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:33:09] INFO Creating table: webhooks Apr 19 21:33:14 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:33:14] INFO Creating table: api_keys Apr 19 21:33:16 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:33:16] INFO Creating table: mobiledoc_revisions Apr 19 21:33:18 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:33:18] INFO Creating table: members Apr 19 21:33:22 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:33:22] INFO Creating table: products Apr 19 21:33:24 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:33:24] INFO Creating table: offers Apr 19 21:33:31 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:33:31] INFO Creating table: benefits Apr 19 21:33:34 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:33:34] INFO Creating table: products_benefits Apr 19 21:34:00 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:34:00] INFO Creating table: members_products Apr 19 21:34:30 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:34:30] INFO Creating table: posts_products Apr 19 21:35:23 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:35:23] INFO Creating table: members_cancel_events Apr 19 21:35:30 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:35:30] INFO Creating table: members_payment_events Apr 19 21:35:41 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:35:41] INFO Creating table: members_login_events Apr 19 21:35:51 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:35:51] INFO Creating table: members_email_change_events Apr 19 21:36:03 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:03] INFO Creating table: members_status_events Apr 19 21:36:16 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:16] INFO Creating table: members_product_events Apr 19 21:36:34 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:34] INFO Creating table: members_paid_subscription_events Apr 19 21:36:43 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:43] INFO Creating table: labels Apr 19 21:36:51 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:51] INFO Creating table: members_labels Apr 19 21:36:55 ghost01 systemd[1]: Stopping Ghost systemd service for blog: aidenmitchell-ca... Apr 19 21:36:55 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:55] WARN Ghost is shutting down Apr 19 21:36:55 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:55] WARN Ghost is shutting down Apr 19 21:36:55 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:55] WARN Ghost has shut down Apr 19 21:36:55 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:55] WARN Your site is now offline Apr 19 21:36:55 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:55] WARN Ghost was running for 5 minutes Apr 19 21:36:55 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:55] WARN Ghost has shut down Apr 19 21:36:55 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:55] WARN Your site is now offline Apr 19 21:36:55 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:55] WARN Ghost was running for 5 minutes Apr 19 21:36:55 ghost01 systemd[1]: ghost_aidenmitchell-ca.service: Succeeded. Apr 19 21:36:55 ghost01 systemd[1]: Stopped Ghost systemd service for blog: aidenmitchell-ca. ...skipping... Apr 19 21:33:34 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:33:34] INFO Creating table: products_benefits Apr 19 21:34:00 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:34:00] INFO Creating table: members_products Apr 19 21:34:30 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:34:30] INFO Creating table: posts_products Apr 19 21:35:23 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:35:23] INFO Creating table: members_cancel_events Apr 19 21:35:30 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:35:30] INFO Creating table: members_payment_events Apr 19 21:35:41 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:35:41] INFO Creating table: members_login_events Apr 19 21:35:51 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:35:51] INFO Creating table: members_email_change_events Apr 19 21:36:03 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:03] INFO Creating table: members_status_events Apr 19 21:36:16 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:16] INFO Creating table: members_product_events Apr 19 21:36:34 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:34] INFO Creating table: members_paid_subscription_events Apr 19 21:36:43 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:43] INFO Creating table: labels Apr 19 21:36:51 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:51] INFO Creating table: members_labels Apr 19 21:36:55 ghost01 systemd[1]: Stopping Ghost systemd service for blog: aidenmitchell-ca... Apr 19 21:36:55 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:55] WARN Ghost is shutting down Apr 19 21:36:55 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:55] WARN Ghost is shutting down Apr 19 21:36:55 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:55] WARN Ghost has shut down Apr 19 21:36:55 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:55] WARN Your site is now offline Apr 19 21:36:55 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:55] WARN Ghost was running for 5 minutes Apr 19 21:36:55 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:55] WARN Ghost has shut down Apr 19 21:36:55 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:55] WARN Your site is now offline Apr 19 21:36:55 ghost01 node[2386]: [2022-04-19 21:36:55] WARN Ghost was running for 5 minutes Apr 19 21:36:55 ghost01 systemd[1]: ghost_aidenmitchell-ca.service: Succeeded. Apr 19 21:36:55 ghost01 systemd[1]: Stopped Ghost systemd service for blog: aidenmitchell-ca. ``` ---
**Author:** ![mjw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/mjw/32/30781_2.png) [@mjw](https://forum.ghost.org/u/mjw)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/install-fails-on-starting-ghost/29656/2 "2022-04-20T07:49:28Z")
> [@Aiden\_Mitchell](#): > > `Migration lock was never released` See this thread. > [@Migration lock after updating Ghost](https://forum.ghost.org/t/migration-lock-after-updating-ghost/5625): > > I’ve been running Ghost on a Heroku server for the past few months. It’s based on the Ghost on Heroku projecet. Today I tried upgrading the Ghost library from 2.9.1 to 2.14.1 and since I did I’ve been receiving the following error: Unhandled rejection MigrationsAreLockedError: Migration lock was never released or currently a migration is running. Reverting didn’t help and now I can’t modify my database become of this. Is there anything I can do?