Setting up Ghost CMS (Content Management System) on your local machine is a great way to develop themes and test new features. But if you're using Windows or Docker, you might run into errors that sto

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A practical troubleshooting guide for three common Ghost CMS local setup errors: SQLite installation failures on Windows (fixed by using WSL), Docker containers crashing with exit code 137 due to memory limits (fixed by switching to a minimal docker-compose setup with just Ghost and MySQL), and 'Loading Interrupted' errors in the ActivityPub Network tab (fixed by running required services like Caddy and Redis and updating config.local.json to enable social web features).

How to Troubleshoot Ghost CMS: Fixing WSL, Docker, and ActivityPub Errors

Error 1: SQLite Installation Failures on Windows

Error 2: Docker Container Exiting with Code 137

Error 3: "Loading Interrupted" in Network Analytics