Immich script fails at npm install --build-from-source sharp

[sneezybeno]

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yes

📜 What is the name of the script you are using?

Immich

📂 What was the exact command used to execute the script?

bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/ct/immich.sh)"

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Debian 12

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Immich script fails at npm install --build-from-source sharp.
It does the same regardless of yes/no for HW acceleration

Previously I have installed it successfully, maybe something changed meanwhile (in the past 2-3 weeks)

As far as I understand, the problem is at npm install --build-from-source sharp

🔄 Steps to reproduce the issue.

1. Install script on host with: ...
2. Adjust resources
3. Wait
4. say "n" for HW acceleration
5. wait more
6. encounter error

❌ Paste the full error output (if available).

✔️ Installed machine-learning
⏳ Installing Immich CLInpm warn "sharp" is being parsed as a normal command line argument.
npm warn Unknown cli config "--build-from-source". This will stop working in the next major version of npm.
npm warn deprecated inflight@1.0.6: This module is not supported, and leaks memory. Do not use it. Check out lru-cache if you want a good and tested way to coalesce async requests by a key value, which is much more comprehensive and powerful.
npm warn deprecated npmlog@5.0.1: This package is no longer supported.
npm warn deprecated rimraf@2.7.1: Rimraf versions prior to v4 are no longer supported
npm warn deprecated rimraf@3.0.2: Rimraf versions prior to v4 are no longer supported
npm warn deprecated are-we-there-yet@2.0.0: This package is no longer supported.
npm warn deprecated glob@7.2.3: Glob versions prior to v9 are no longer supported
npm warn deprecated glob@7.2.3: Glob versions prior to v9 are no longer supported
npm warn deprecated gauge@3.0.2: This package is no longer supported.
npm warn cleanup Failed to remove some directories [
npm warn cleanup [
npm warn cleanup '/opt/immich/app/node_modules/msgpackr-extract',
npm warn cleanup [Error: ENOTEMPTY: directory not empty, rmdir '/opt/immich/app/node_modules/msgpackr-extract/build/Release'] {
npm warn cleanup errno: -39,
npm warn cleanup code: 'ENOTEMPTY',
npm warn cleanup syscall: 'rmdir',
npm warn cleanup path: '/opt/immich/app/node_modules/msgpackr-extract/build/Release'
npm warn cleanup }
npm warn cleanup ]
npm warn cleanup ]
npm error code 1
npm error path /opt/immich/app/node_modules/sharp
npm error command failed
npm error command sh -c node install/check.js
npm error sharp: Detected --build-from-source flag
npm error sharp: Attempting to build from source via node-gyp
npm error sharp: Found node-addon-api 8.3.1
npm error sharp: Found node-gyp 11.2.0
npm error sharp: See https://sharp.pixelplumbing.com/install#building-from-source
npm error
npm error make: Entering directory '/opt/immich/app/node_modules/sharp/src/build'
npm error CC(target) Release/obj.target/nothing/../../node-addon-api/nothing.o
npm error rm -f Release/obj.target/../../node-addon-api/nothing.a Release/obj.target/../../node-addon-api/nothing.a.ar-file-list; mkdir -p dirname Release/obj.target/../../node-addon-api/nothing.a
npm error ar crs Release/obj.target/../../node-addon-api/nothing.a @Release/obj.target/../../node-addon-api/nothing.a.ar-file-list
npm error COPY Release/nothing.a
npm error TOUCH Release/obj.target/libvips-cpp-8.17.1.stamp
npm error CXX(target) Release/obj.target/sharp-linux-x64/common.o
npm error make: Leaving directory '/opt/immich/app/node_modules/sharp/src/build'
npm error gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm error gyp info using node-gyp@11.2.0
npm error gyp info using node@22.17.0 | linux | x64
npm error gyp info chdir src
npm error gyp info find Python using Python version 3.11.2 found at "/usr/bin/python3"
npm error gyp info spawn /usr/bin/python3
npm error gyp info spawn args [
npm error gyp info spawn args '/opt/immich/app/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'binding.gyp',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-f',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'make',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm error gyp info spawn args '/opt/immich/app/node_modules/sharp/src/build/config.gypi',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm error gyp info spawn args '/opt/immich/app/node_modules/node-gyp/addon.gypi',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm error gyp info spawn args '/root/.cache/node-gyp/22.17.0/include/node/common.gypi',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dvisibility=default',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_root_dir=/root/.cache/node-gyp/22.17.0',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_gyp_dir=/opt/immich/app/node_modules/node-gyp',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_lib_file=/root/.cache/node-gyp/22.17.0/<(target_arch)/node.lib',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dmodule_root_dir=/opt/immich/app/node_modules/sharp/src',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_engine=v8',
npm error gyp info spawn args '--depth=.',
npm error gyp info spawn args '--no-parallel',
npm error gyp info spawn args '--generator-output',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'build',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Goutput_dir=.'
npm error gyp info spawn args ]
npm error gyp info spawn make
npm error gyp info spawn args [ 'BUILDTYPE=Release', '-C', 'build' ]
npm error In file included from ../common.cc:13:
npm error /usr/local/include/vips/vips8:41:10: fatal error: glib-object.h: No such file or directory
npm error 41 | #include <glib-object.h>
npm error | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
npm error compilation terminated.
npm error make: *** [sharp-linux-x64.target.mk:147: Release/obj.target/sharp-linux-x64/common.o] Error 1
npm error gyp ERR! build error
npm error gyp ERR! stack Error: make failed with exit code: 2
npm error gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess. (/opt/immich/app/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:219:23)
npm error gyp ERR! System Linux 6.8.12-8-pve
npm error gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/opt/immich/app/node_modules/.bin/node-gyp" "rebuild" "--directory=src"
npm error gyp ERR! cwd /opt/immich/app/node_modules/sharp/src
npm error gyp ERR! node -v v22.17.0
npm error gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v11.2.0
npm error gyp ERR! not ok
npm error A complete log of this run can be found in: /root/.npm/_logs/2025-07-10T22_58_14_324Z-debug-0.log

[ERROR] in line 334: exit code 0: while executing command $STD npm install --build-from-source sharp

[ERROR] in line 1233: exit code 0: while executing command lxc-attach -n "$CTID" -- bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/install/"$var_install".sh)" $?

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[vhsdream]

@sneezybeno Hmm this is new. Must be suddenly deprecated in Node or NPM or something.

Working on a fix now.

[MickLesk]

work fine

[vhsdream]

Fails for me, even with the fix.

Reason: Sharp's new version requires libvips 8.17.1+ and Immich is still using 8.16.

[MickLesk]

Nice 😄

[vhsdream]

I'm not sure how to handle this one. Force the install of sharp 0.34.2 (edit the package.json) and wait for libvips to be updated, or build the new libvips revision before the Immich base repo does?

[sneezybeno]

you guys rock!