Failed to launch chromium in Ubuntu server 22.04. #3421

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opened 2026-02-28 03:28:50 -05:00 by deekerman · 0 comments

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2026-02-28 03:28:50 -05:00

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Originally created by @asma019 on GitHub (Jun 19, 2024).

⚠️ Please verify that this question has NOT been raised before.

I checked and didn't find similar issue

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📝 Describe your problem

How to fix the issue? I am installing it on my Ubuntu server. I am not using Docker.
i am trying to install chromium using this command: sudo apt install chromium-browser , but not working.

What I do now?

📝 Error Message(s) or Log

browserType.launch: Failed to launch chromium because executable doesn't exist at chromium.

screenshot:

🐻 Uptime-Kuma Version

1.23.13

💻 Operating System and Arch

Ubuntu 22.04

🌐 Browser

Google Chrome

🖥️ Deployment Environment

Runtime: nodejs 20
Database: N/A
Filesystem used to store the database on: N/A
number of monitors: 1

Originally created by @asma019 on GitHub (Jun 19, 2024). ### ⚠️ Please verify that this question has NOT been raised before. - [X] I checked and didn't find similar issue ### 🛡️ Security Policy - [X] I agree to have read this project [Security Policy](https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma/security/policy) ### 📝 Describe your problem How to fix the issue? I am installing it on my Ubuntu server. I am not using Docker. i am trying to install chromium using this command: `sudo apt install chromium-browser` , but not working. What I do now? ### 📝 Error Message(s) or Log browserType.launch: Failed to launch chromium because executable doesn't exist at chromium. screenshot: ![Screenshot_7](https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma/assets/102788416/e9a5d934-47d9-43c2-907c-3f41e50c8edb) ### 🐻 Uptime-Kuma Version 1.23.13 ### 💻 Operating System and Arch Ubuntu 22.04 ### 🌐 Browser Google Chrome ### 🖥️ Deployment Environment - Runtime: nodejs 20 - Database: N/A - Filesystem used to store the database on: N/A - number of monitors: 1