Not working on new forge server

[stuartcusackie]

My code works locally but on a recently provisioned Ubuntu 24.04 Hetzner server via Laravel Forge I am seeing the below errors. I followed the requirements doc exactly.

Gemini tells me it's something to do with arm vs x86_64 architecture mismatch, but the steps it provided didn't solve my problem. It may be true that I launched a cost optimised ARM server. Does this package not work with ARM?

Any ideas? The fail seems to be this line:
/home/forge/.cache/puppeteer/chrome-headless-shell/linux_arm-142.0.7444.162/chrome-headless-shell-linux64/chrome-headless-shell: 14: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string

[2025-11-17 16:50:08] production.ERROR: The command "PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin NODE_PATH=`npm root -g` node '/home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/spatie/browsershot/src/../bin/browser.cjs' '{"url":"file:\/\/\/tmp\/1078853570-0034661001763398208\/index.html","action":"pdf","options":{"path":"\/tmp\/1614651004-0021675001763398208\/report_1.pdf","args":[],"viewport":{"width":800,"height":600},"displayHeaderFooter":false,"margin":{"top":"8mm","right":"8mm","bottom":"8mm","left":"8mm"},"printBackground":true}}'" failed.

Exit Code: 1(General error)

Working directory: /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/public

Output:
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Error Output:
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Error: Failed to launch the browser process:  Code: 2

stderr:
/home/forge/.cache/puppeteer/chrome-headless-shell/linux_arm-142.0.7444.162/chrome-headless-shell-linux64/chrome-headless-shell: 14: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string

TROUBLESHOOTING: https://pptr.dev/troubleshooting

    at ChildProcess.onClose (/home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/node_modules/@puppeteer/browsers/lib/cjs/launch.js:340:24)
    at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:530:35)
    at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:293:12)
 {"userId":1,"exception":"[object] (Symfony\\Component\\Process\\Exception\\ProcessFailedException(code: 0): The command \"PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin NODE_PATH=`npm root -g` node '/home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/spatie/browsershot/src/../bin/browser.cjs' '{\"url\":\"file:\\/\\/\\/tmp\\/1078853570-0034661001763398208\\/index.html\",\"action\":\"pdf\",\"options\":{\"path\":\"\\/tmp\\/1614651004-0021675001763398208\\/report_1.pdf\",\"args\":[],\"viewport\":{\"width\":800,\"height\":600},\"displayHeaderFooter\":false,\"margin\":{\"top\":\"8mm\",\"right\":\"8mm\",\"bottom\":\"8mm\",\"left\":\"8mm\"},\"printBackground\":true}}'\" failed.

Exit Code: 1(General error)

Working directory: /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/public

Output:
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Error Output:
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Error: Failed to launch the browser process:  Code: 2

stderr:
/home/forge/.cache/puppeteer/chrome-headless-shell/linux_arm-142.0.7444.162/chrome-headless-shell-linux64/chrome-headless-shell: 14: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string

TROUBLESHOOTING: https://pptr.dev/troubleshooting

    at ChildProcess.onClose (/home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/node_modules/@puppeteer/browsers/lib/cjs/launch.js:340:24)
    at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:530:35)
    at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:293:12)
 at /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/spatie/browsershot/src/Browsershot.php:1126)
[stacktrace]
#0 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/spatie/browsershot/src/Browsershot.php(732): Spatie\\Browsershot\\Browsershot->callBrowser()
#1 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/spatie/browsershot/src/Browsershot.php(650): Spatie\\Browsershot\\Browsershot->savePdf()
#2 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/spatie/laravel-pdf/src/PdfBuilder.php(268): Spatie\\Browsershot\\Browsershot->save()
#3 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/spatie/laravel-pdf/src/PdfBuilder.php(244): Spatie\\LaravelPdf\\PdfBuilder->saveOnDisk()
#4 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/app/Models/Report.php(95): Spatie\\LaravelPdf\\PdfBuilder->save()
#5 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/app/Models/Report.php(104): App\\Models\\Report->generateAndSavePdf()
#6 laravel-serializable-closure://function(\\App\\Models\\Report $report) {
    return $report->downloadPdfInline();
}(3): App\\Models\\Report->downloadPdfInline()
#7 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/CallableDispatcher.php(39): Illuminate\\Routing\\RouteFileRegistrar::{closure:laravel-serializable-closure://function(\\App\\Models\\Report $report) {
    return $report->downloadPdfInline();
}:2}()
#8 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Route.php(243): Illuminate\\Routing\\CallableDispatcher->dispatch()
#9 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Route.php(214): Illuminate\\Routing\\Route->runCallable()
#10 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php(822): Illuminate\\Routing\\Route->run()
#11 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(180): Illuminate\\Routing\\Router->{closure:Illuminate\\Routing\\Router::runRouteWithinStack():821}()
#12 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Middleware/SubstituteBindings.php(50): Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline->{closure:Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline::prepareDestination():178}()
#13 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(219): Illuminate\\Routing\\Middleware\\SubstituteBindings->handle()
#14 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Middleware/VerifyCsrfToken.php(87): Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline->{closure:{closure:Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline::carry():194}:195}()
#15 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(219): Illuminate\\Foundation\\Http\\Middleware\\VerifyCsrfToken->handle()
#16 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/Middleware/ShareErrorsFromSession.php(48): Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline->{closure:{closure:Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline::carry():194}:195}()
#17 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(219): Illuminate\\View\\Middleware\\ShareErrorsFromSession->handle()
#18 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Session/Middleware/StartSession.php(120): Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline->{closure:{closure:Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline::carry():194}:195}()
#19 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Session/Middleware/StartSession.php(63): Illuminate\\Session\\Middleware\\StartSession->handleStatefulRequest()
#20 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(219): Illuminate\\Session\\Middleware\\StartSession->handle()
#21 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Cookie/Middleware/AddQueuedCookiesToResponse.php(36): Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline->{closure:{closure:Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline::carry():194}:195}()
#22 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(219): Illuminate\\Cookie\\Middleware\\AddQueuedCookiesToResponse->handle()
#23 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Cookie/Middleware/EncryptCookies.php(74): Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline->{closure:{closure:Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline::carry():194}:195}()
#24 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(219): Illuminate\\Cookie\\Middleware\\EncryptCookies->handle()
#25 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(137): Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline->{closure:{closure:Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline::carry():194}:195}()
#26 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php(821): Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline->then()
#27 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php(800): Illuminate\\Routing\\Router->runRouteWithinStack()
#28 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php(764): Illuminate\\Routing\\Router->runRoute()
#29 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php(753): Illuminate\\Routing\\Router->dispatchToRoute()
#30 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Kernel.php(200): Illuminate\\Routing\\Router->dispatch()
#31 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(180): Illuminate\\Foundation\\Http\\Kernel->{closure:Illuminate\\Foundation\\Http\\Kernel::dispatchToRouter():197}()
#32 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/livewire/livewire/src/Features/SupportDisablingBackButtonCache/DisableBackButtonCacheMiddleware.php(19): Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline->{closure:Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline::prepareDestination():178}()
#33 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(219): Livewire\\Features\\SupportDisablingBackButtonCache\\DisableBackButtonCacheMiddleware->handle()
#34 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Middleware/TransformsRequest.php(21): Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline->{closure:{closure:Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline::carry():194}:195}()
#35 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Middleware/ConvertEmptyStringsToNull.php(31): Illuminate\\Foundation\\Http\\Middleware\\TransformsRequest->handle()
#36 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(219): Illuminate\\Foundation\\Http\\Middleware\\ConvertEmptyStringsToNull->handle()
#37 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Middleware/TransformsRequest.php(21): Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline->{closure:{closure:Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline::carry():194}:195}()
#38 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Middleware/TrimStrings.php(51): Illuminate\\Foundation\\Http\\Middleware\\TransformsRequest->handle()
#39 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(219): Illuminate\\Foundation\\Http\\Middleware\\TrimStrings->handle()
#40 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Http/Middleware/ValidatePostSize.php(27): Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline->{closure:{closure:Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline::carry():194}:195}()
#41 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(219): Illuminate\\Http\\Middleware\\ValidatePostSize->handle()
#42 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Middleware/PreventRequestsDuringMaintenance.php(109): Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline->{closure:{closure:Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline::carry():194}:195}()
#43 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(219): Illuminate\\Foundation\\Http\\Middleware\\PreventRequestsDuringMaintenance->handle()
#44 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Http/Middleware/HandleCors.php(48): Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline->{closure:{closure:Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline::carry():194}:195}()
#45 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(219): Illuminate\\Http\\Middleware\\HandleCors->handle()
#46 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Http/Middleware/TrustProxies.php(58): Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline->{closure:{closure:Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline::carry():194}:195}()
#47 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(219): Illuminate\\Http\\Middleware\\TrustProxies->handle()
#48 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Middleware/InvokeDeferredCallbacks.php(22): Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline->{closure:{closure:Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline::carry():194}:195}()
#49 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(219): Illuminate\\Foundation\\Http\\Middleware\\InvokeDeferredCallbacks->handle()
#50 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Http/Middleware/ValidatePathEncoding.php(26): Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline->{closure:{closure:Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline::carry():194}:195}()
#51 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(219): Illuminate\\Http\\Middleware\\ValidatePathEncoding->handle()
#52 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php(137): Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline->{closure:{closure:Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline::carry():194}:195}()
#53 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Kernel.php(175): Illuminate\\Pipeline\\Pipeline->then()
#54 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/Kernel.php(144): Illuminate\\Foundation\\Http\\Kernel->sendRequestThroughRouter()
#55 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php(1220): Illuminate\\Foundation\\Http\\Kernel->handle()
#56 /home/forge/mysite.ie/releases/59295326/public/index.php(20): Illuminate\\Foundation\\Application->handleRequest()
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