# Very old ghost installation - unable to start

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/very-old-ghost-installation-unable-to-start/46318>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [April 4, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/very-old-ghost-installation-unable-to-start/46318 "2024-04-04T01:02:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jayaura](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/jayaura/32/25651_2.png) [@jayaura](https://forum.ghost.org/u/jayaura)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/very-old-ghost-installation-unable-to-start/46318/1 "2024-04-04T01:02:38Z")

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Hi,

I installed ghost for my blog a long time ago on centos 7:

```auto
Ghost-CLI version: 1.9.4
Ghost version: 2.1.4 (at /srv/www/ghost)

```

I dont quite remember how I used to start it, but I cant figure out how to anymore. `ghost start` and `ghost doctor` gives me an error:

```auto
One or more errors occurred.

1) ProcessError

Message: Command failed: /bin/sh -c sudo -S -p '#node-sudo-passwd#' systemctl is-active ghost_aurabindo-in

unknown

Exit code: 3

Debug Information:
OS: linux, v3.10.0-1160.108.1.el7.x86_64
Node Version: v8.17.0
Ghost-CLI Version: 1.9.4
Environment: production
Command: 'ghost doctor'

```

I’d appreciate any suggestions on how to recover this error. Thanks in advance!

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**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 4, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/very-old-ghost-installation-unable-to-start/46318/2 "2024-04-04T14:25:10Z")

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The error implies that systemd failed to start your Ghost instance (not running.)

You could try `ghost run` instead. Any errors will be output to the terminal.

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**Author:** ![jayaura](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/jayaura/32/25651_2.png) [@jayaura](https://forum.ghost.org/u/jayaura)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/very-old-ghost-installation-unable-to-start/46318/3 "2024-04-04T21:07:19Z")

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That did the trick! Thanks 🙂

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**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 4, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/very-old-ghost-installation-unable-to-start/46318/4 "2024-04-04T21:25:17Z")

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I strongly suggest you take a backup of your site content, routes etc., and then install a fresh up-to-date instance of Ghost.

Please refer to this guide.

> **[How to backup your self-hosted Ghost install - Ghost Developers](https://ghost.org/docs/faq/manual-backup/)**
>
> Find out how tobackup your self-hosted Ghost install using Ghost CLI, or by performing a manual backup.