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Permission denied upon uploading an image #5996

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Describe the Scenario

I am trying to upload an image to a bookstack page. It fails, saying "An error occurred uploading the image".

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25.11.6

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[2026-01-24 14:16:30] production.ERROR: Error when attempting image upload:Unable to create a directory at /var/www/bookstack/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-01.

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Ubuntu 24.04, using official install script.

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