Unable to update Ghost, permission error

Developer help
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  • What’s your URL? archermc.net

  • What version of Ghost are you using? 4.36.0

  • How was Ghost installed and configured? Following the ghost tutorial

  • What Node version, database, OS & browser are you using? N/A, Latest node version

  • What errors or information do you see in the console? Error: Hastebin: Send and Save Text or Code Snippets for Free | Toptal®

  • What steps could someone else take to reproduce the issue you’re having? N/A

I’m unable to update ghost to 5.0, everytime I type ghost update it sends this error https://www.toptal.com/developers/hastebin/wocomofumi.js The same happens when I try ghost doctor, I’ve tried giving the correct perms using chown

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For starters, you need to upgrade to the latest Ghost V4 before upgrading to V5.

Also, please provide more information about your setup, including OS, database etc.

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SQLite database, ubuntu 22.04 OS, The ghost setup was done a while ago

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From the change log:

  • Ghost’s official production stack is now Ubuntu 20, Node 16, and MySQL 8. The big change here is the database layer. We used to support both SQLite and MySQL 5 in production, now we’re all-in on MySQL 8 so we can double down on performance optimizations. Ghost stores a hell of a lot more data than it used to, and this change is really important to keep the architecture stable.
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Yeah but would that break the ghost update command? I do have my 8 and node 16… and I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 22 but on ubuntu 20 it was the same issue

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You should read the release notes. There is no upgrade path for your setup. You need to do a fresh install.

Incidentally, Ubuntu 22 isn’t supported yet, and isn’t recommended for production use until the first point release.

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yeah but I can’t even backup my data or import it using ghost backup for a new install, I already have everything setup, how can I do a fresh install and move my website/settings to the new install?

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The ghost remove/uninstall command doesn’t work either ;-;

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Always have a backup strategy, and the option to roll-back, before upgrading.

I assume your database is intact, so either export this, or reinstall the same version (after copying the existing setup.)