<p>If you run into this error, the fix might be easier than you think.</p>
<pre><code class="lang-plaintext">Error: Something went wrong installing the sharp module
Cannot find module '../build/Release/sharp-linux-x64.node'
...
</code></pre>
<h2 id="heading-how-to-fix-the-issue">How to fix the issue</h2>
<ol>
<li><p>Open up the deploy/build page that was unsuccessful.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Click "Retry" then choose "Clear cache and retry"</p>
<p> <img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1689128502633/a67b8f24-aaf7-4663-8c0a-6e61fe236e75.png" alt class="image--center mx-auto" /></p>
</li>
</ol>
<p>That's it. You don't have to update the configuration or anything.</p>
<p>If it's a deploy preview, you'd need to do this again to the production context after the PR has been merged. The cache is separate between sites so you'd have to do this for every site.</p>
<h3 id="heading-other-environments">Other environments</h3>
<p>For other environments, maybe you'd have to add <code>--platform</code> and <code>--arch</code> flag when installing dependencies. For example,</p>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">pnpm install --platform=linux --arch=x64
</code></pre>
<p>The <code>node_modules</code> after installation can't just be copied over to another platform. See also <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/3166">https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/3166</a></p>


If you run into this error, the fix might be easier than you think.

```plaintext
Error: Something went wrong installing the sharp module
Cannot find module '../build/Release/sharp-linux-x64.node'
...
```

## How to fix the issue

1. Open up the deploy/build page that was unsuccessful.
    
2. Click "Retry" then choose "Clear cache and retry"
    
    ![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1689128502633/a67b8f24-aaf7-4663-8c0a-6e61fe236e75.png align="center")
    

That's it. You don't have to update the configuration or anything.

If it's a deploy preview, you'd need to do this again to the production context after the PR has been merged. The cache is separate between sites so you'd have to do this for every site.

### Other environments

For other environments, maybe you'd have to add `--platform` and `--arch` flag when installing dependencies. For example,

```bash
pnpm install --platform=linux --arch=x64
```

The `node_modules` after installation can't just be copied over to another platform. See also [https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/3166](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/3166)

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