Vite build fails because Git is missing in the build container

Error recorded 16 times in PanelAlpha Engine deploys on Php, Vite. The deploy log below is the recorded failure output.

Seen16 times · 3 variants
WherePhp, Vite

Why it happens

The Vite build runs a Git command to read the current commit: git rev-parse --short HEAD. The Node build image does not include the git executable, so Vite exits with status 127 before producing the app. The package-lock warning is unrelated; this project uses pnpm.

What the log looks like

Deploy log
$ vite build/bin/sh: 1: git: not founderror during build:Error: Command failed: git rev-parse --short HEAD/bin/sh: 1: git: not found[ELIFECYCLE] Command failed with exit code 1.

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