Express deploy blocked by APT directory permissions

Error recorded 5 times in PanelAlpha Engine deploys on Express, Rust. The deploy log below is the recorded failure output.

Seen5 times · 5 variants
WhereExpress, Rust

Why it happens

The repository cloned successfully and Express was detected correctly. The deploy failed while compiling the application because APT could not access /var/lib/apt/lists/partial in the build environment. This indicates a missing directory or insufficient permissions inside the runtime/build container, rather than an application or repository error.

What the log looks like

Deploy log
Starting stage: runningLoaded base image node:20-bookworm-slim from host cacheCompiling application on hostE: List directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial is missing. - Acquire (13: Permission denied)Deploy failed: Failed to start app: E: List directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial is missing. - Acquire (13: Permission denied)

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