Symptom Node process is absent. Cause Memory allocation settings are incorrect. Solution Memory allocation settings are configured to recommended values. Verify System memory usage and allocation settings are valid. Expected result: Node process is operational and remains stable. Notes Memory settings exist aligned with system capabilities. This fix is part

Symptom Ghost emails are absent in the sent items folder. No error messages are present during the sending process. Cause Incorrect SMTP server settings are configured in the email client. Missing authentication credentials are present in the email configuration. Solution The SMTP server settings are configured with the correct values.

Symptom Ghost 502 error is present on the application interface. Service requests are in a failed state. Cause Incorrect server configuration is present. Misconfigured proxy settings are present. Solution Proxy settings are configured correctly. All relevant services are linked properly. Verify Server logs exist without persistent error messages. All services

Symptom SSL handshake error is present. Cause Incorrect SSL certificate configuration is present in the Nginx settings. Solution Nginx configuration is configured with the correct SSL certificate and key files. Verify Nginx configuration file is valid and contains the correct paths to the SSL certificate and key. Expected result: The

Symptom Node process is absent. Cause Incorrect memory allocation settings exist in the configuration. Solution Memory allocation settings are configured to optimal values. Verify System memory usage and allocation settings are valid. Expected result: Node process is operational and remains stable. Notes Memory settings align with system capabilities. This fix

Symptom SSL handshake error is present. Cause Incorrect SSL certificate configuration is present in the Nginx settings. Solution Nginx configuration is configured with the correct SSL certificate and key files. Verify Nginx configuration file is valid and contains the correct paths to the SSL certificate and key. Expected result: The

Symptom The ghost admin interface is in a state of indefinite loading. Cause The configuration of the admin interface settings is incorrect. Solution The admin interface configuration is set to the correct parameters. Verify The configuration file for the admin interface settings is valid. Expected result: The admin interface is

Symptom Nginx returns a 502 Bad Gateway error when accessing the site. Cause The upstream Node.js process is not running or incorrectly configured. Solution 1. Verify the Node.js application is running. 2. Check the proxy_pass configuration. 3. Restart Nginx and the Node application. Verify Check Nginx error

Symptom The Ghost admin panel fails to load when Cloudflare is enabled. Cause Cloudflare caching or security settings interfere with admin requests. Solution 1. Disable Cloudflare caching for /ghost/. 2. Set Cloudflare SSL mode to Full or Full (strict). 3. Allow WebSockets in Cloudflare settings. Verify Access /ghost/ directly via

Symptom Certbot fails with a “no matching server block” error during certificate installation. Cause The Nginx configuration does not include a server_name matching the domain. Solution 1. Create an Nginx server block with the correct server_name. 2. Reload Nginx configuration. 3. Run Certbot again. Verify certbot --nginx Expected

Symptom Ghost fails to start due to database access denied errors. Cause Incorrect database credentials or insufficient database permissions. Solution 1. Verify database username and password. 2. Ensure the user has access to the correct database. 3. Restart Ghost after updating credentials. Verify Attempt to connect to the database manually.

Symptom Nginx logs display warnings about conflicting server_name entries. Cause Multiple server blocks define the same server_name. Solution 1. Locate all server blocks using the same server_name. 2. Remove or consolidate duplicate configurations. 3. Reload Nginx. Verify nginx -t Expected result: No server_name conflict warnings are

Symptom Ghost is running and listening on port 2368, but the site is not accessible through the browser. Cause Firewall restrictions or reverse proxy misconfiguration block external access. Solution 1. Confirm Ghost is running on port 2368. 2. Check firewall rules and allow HTTP/HTTPS traffic. 3. Ensure Nginx proxies

Symptom The site enters an infinite redirect loop when accessed via HTTPS. Cause Incorrect proxy headers cause Ghost to misinterpret the original request protocol. Solution 1. Ensure the X-Forwarded-Proto header is set correctly. 2. Set the Ghost URL to use HTTPS. 3. Remove duplicate redirect rules. Nginx configuration proxy_set_

Symptom Ghost loads correctly, but all existing posts return 404 errors after a migration. Cause The content path or database references were not correctly updated during the migration process. Solution 1. Verify the content directory path in the Ghost configuration. 2. Check that the database connection settings point to the

Symptom Node.js process memory usage keeps growing until the VPS crashes or the process is killed. Cause Insufficient memory on small VPS combined with lack of memory limits or garbage collection tuning. Solution 1. Increase swap memory. 2. Set a memory limit for Node.js. 3. Restart the process

Symptom Ghost is reachable locally on port 2368, but HTTPS does not work or Certbot fails to install the certificate. Cause Nginx is missing a proper server_name block matching the domain, preventing Certbot from attaching the certificate. Solution 1. Point the domain A record to the server IP. 2.