# Error on main with manifest
**URL:** https://discourse.roots.io/t/error-on-main-with-manifest/29199
**Category:** sage
**Tags:** vite, sage11
**Created:** 2025-02-03T17:29:52Z
**Posts:** 17
## Post 1 by @Marcin_Jamrogowicz — 2025-02-03T17:29:53Z
Hello,
I have installed latest main and have an error. Vite doesn’t create manifests? Or is a bad path? Because I use only sage without bedrock.
```
Fatal error: Uncaught Roots\Acorn\Assets\Exceptions\ManifestNotFoundException: The asset manifest [/app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/public/build/manifest.json] cannot be found. in /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/roots/acorn/src/Roots/Acorn/Assets/Manager.php:122 Stack trace: #0 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/roots/acorn/src/Roots/Acorn/Assets/Manager.php(95): Roots\Acorn\Assets\Manager->getJsonManifest('/app/wp-content...') #1 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/roots/acorn/src/Roots/Acorn/Assets/Manager.php(71): Roots\Acorn\Assets\Manager->resolve('theme', Array) #2 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/roots/acorn/src/Roots/Acorn/Assets/AssetsServiceProvider.php(27): Roots\Acorn\Assets\Manager->manifest('theme') #3 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/container/Container.php(937): Roots\Acorn\Assets\AssetsServiceProvider->Roots\Acorn\Assets\{closure}(Object(Roots\Acorn\Application), Array) #4 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/container/Container.php(819): Illuminate\Container\Container->build(Object(Closure)) #5 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/roots/acorn/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php(1051): Illuminate\Container\Container->resolve('assets.manifest', Array, true) #6 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/container/Container.php(755): Illuminate\Foundation\Application->resolve('assets.manifest', Array) #7 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/roots/acorn/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php(1033): Illuminate\Container\Container->make('assets.manifest', Array) #8 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/roots/acorn/src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php(124): Illuminate\Foundation\Application->make('assets.manifest', Array) #9 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/roots/acorn/src/Roots/helpers.php(17): app('assets.manifest') #10 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/roots/acorn/src/Roots/globals.php(6): Roots\asset('images/firmy/in...') #11 /app/wp-content/cache/acorn/framework/views/69c1c30833576d225c4446ac4b578d42.php(34): asset('images/firmy/in...') #12 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/filesystem/Filesystem.php(123): require('/app/wp-content...') #13 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/filesystem/Filesystem.php(124): Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem::Illuminate\Filesystem\{closure}() #14 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/Engines/PhpEngine.php(58): Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem->getRequire('/app/wp-content...', Array) #15 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/Engines/CompilerEngine.php(75): Illuminate\View\Engines\PhpEngine->evaluatePath('/app/wp-content...', Array) #16 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/View.php(209): Illuminate\View\Engines\CompilerEngine->get('/app/wp-content...', Array) #17 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/View.php(192): Illuminate\View\View->getContents() #18 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/View.php(161): Illuminate\View\View->renderContents() #19 /app/wp-content/cache/acorn/framework/views/3ebff0b223b6700c27c82541f46a7dde.php(9): Illuminate\View\View->render() #20 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/filesystem/Filesystem.php(123): require('/app/wp-content...') #21 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/filesystem/Filesystem.php(124): Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem::Illuminate\Filesystem\{closure}() #22 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/Engines/PhpEngine.php(58): Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem->getRequire('/app/wp-content...', Array) #23 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/Engines/CompilerEngine.php(75): Illuminate\View\Engines\PhpEngine->evaluatePath('/app/wp-content...', Array) #24 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/View.php(209): Illuminate\View\Engines\CompilerEngine->get('/app/wp-content...', Array) #25 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/View.php(192): Illuminate\View\View->getContents() #26 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/View.php(161): Illuminate\View\View->renderContents() #27 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/index.php(3): Illuminate\View\View->render() #28 /app/wp-includes/template-loader.php(106): include('/app/wp-content...') #29 /app/wp-blog-header.php(19): require_once('/app/wp-include...') #30 /app/index.php(17): require('/app/wp-blog-he...') #31 {main} Next Illuminate\View\ViewException: The asset manifest [/app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/public/build/manifest.json] cannot be found. (View: /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/resources/views/partials/front-page/logos.blade.php) in /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/roots/acorn/src/Roots/Acorn/Assets/Manager.php:122 Stack trace: #0 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/Engines/PhpEngine.php(60): Illuminate\View\Engines\CompilerEngine->handleViewException(Object(Roots\Acorn\Assets\Exceptions\ManifestNotFoundException), 3) #1 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/Engines/CompilerEngine.php(75): Illuminate\View\Engines\PhpEngine->evaluatePath('/app/wp-content...', Array) #2 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/View.php(209): Illuminate\View\Engines\CompilerEngine->get('/app/wp-content...', Array) #3 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/View.php(192): Illuminate\View\View->getContents() #4 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/View.php(161): Illuminate\View\View->renderContents() #5 /app/wp-content/cache/acorn/framework/views/3ebff0b223b6700c27c82541f46a7dde.php(9): Illuminate\View\View->render() #6 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/filesystem/Filesystem.php(123): require('/app/wp-content...') #7 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/filesystem/Filesystem.php(124): Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem::Illuminate\Filesystem\{closure}() #8 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/Engines/PhpEngine.php(58): Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem->getRequire('/app/wp-content...', Array) #9 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/Engines/CompilerEngine.php(75): Illuminate\View\Engines\PhpEngine->evaluatePath('/app/wp-content...', Array) #10 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/View.php(209): Illuminate\View\Engines\CompilerEngine->get('/app/wp-content...', Array) #11 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/View.php(192): Illuminate\View\View->getContents() #12 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/View.php(161): Illuminate\View\View->renderContents() #13 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/index.php(3): Illuminate\View\View->render() #14 /app/wp-includes/template-loader.php(106): include('/app/wp-content...') #15 /app/wp-blog-header.php(19): require_once('/app/wp-include...') #16 /app/index.php(17): require('/app/wp-blog-he...') #17 {main} Next Illuminate\View\ViewException: The asset manifest [/app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/public/build/manifest.json] cannot be found. (View: /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/resources/views/partials/front-page/logos.blade.php) (View: /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/resources/views/partials/front-page/logos.blade.php) in /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/roots/acorn/src/Roots/Acorn/Assets/Manager.php:122 Stack trace: #0 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/Engines/PhpEngine.php(60): Illuminate\View\Engines\CompilerEngine->handleViewException(Object(Illuminate\View\ViewException), 1) #1 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/Engines/CompilerEngine.php(75): Illuminate\View\Engines\PhpEngine->evaluatePath('/app/wp-content...', Array) #2 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/View.php(209): Illuminate\View\Engines\CompilerEngine->get('/app/wp-content...', Array) #3 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/View.php(192): Illuminate\View\View->getContents() #4 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/illuminate/view/View.php(161): Illuminate\View\View->renderContents() #5 /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/index.php(3): Illuminate\View\View->render() #6 /app/wp-includes/template-loader.php(106): include('/app/wp-content...') #7 /app/wp-blog-header.php(19): require_once('/app/wp-include...') #8 /app/index.php(17): require('/app/wp-blog-he...') #9 {main} thrown in /app/wp-content/themes/webgravity/vendor/roots/acorn/src/Roots/Acorn/Assets/Manager.php on line 122
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## Post 2 by @Liskownik — 2025-02-03T20:04:09Z
If you use only sage, without bedrock, you should set path started with /wp-content/, eg.:
`base: '/wp-content/themes/your-theme-name/public/build/',`
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## Post 3 by @Marcin_Jamrogowicz — 2025-02-03T20:12:03Z
I had it set, but its not working.
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## Post 4 by @Marcin_Jamrogowicz — 2025-02-04T12:14:40Z
Ok, as I invastigated it’s not problem with base path. Path starts with /app/ because of using Lando. On previous version of sage is working good.
**Summary:**
- I use only sage (no bedrock)
- I downloaded sage main branch today because I wanted to use tailwind v4
- I use Lando
- Manifest is not generating when run dev
- when run dev got error: yarn run v1.22.22
$ vite
node:fs:2345 return binding.writeFileUtf8( ^Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘public/hot’
- If I create public folder manually error disappears, but manifest is not generated
- assets (images, fonts) are cloned to public/build/assets, but when use asset() got wrong url
I have no idea whats wrong :slight_smile:
Maybe still too early to use dev version of sage & acron?
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## Post 5 by @csorrentino — 2025-02-04T12:26:14Z
In your description above I don’t see `run build`. You might need to run that first to generate the manifest
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## Post 6 by @Marcin_Jamrogowicz — 2025-02-04T12:38:11Z
run dev doesn’t generate manifest? :open_mouth:
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## Post 7 by @Marcin_Jamrogowicz — 2025-02-04T12:54:09Z
I attach vite config, manifest.json (which is generated only in run build), and error in console because image is 404.
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## Post 8 by @Marcin_Jamrogowicz — 2025-02-04T12:55:35Z
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## Post 9 by @Marcin_Jamrogowicz — 2025-02-04T12:56:39Z
On run dev:
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## Post 10 by @csorrentino — 2025-02-04T13:12:07Z
Try using `{{ Vite::asset() }}` to access your hashed images.
This was suggested by @cspicuzza in the roots discord
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## Post 11 by @Marcin_Jamrogowicz — 2025-02-04T14:05:30Z
Unfortunately not working… :frowning: Still the same errors
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## Post 12 by @csorrentino — 2025-02-04T17:57:45Z
I just did a quick test setup using a standard wp project. This is what worked for me:
- Edit **vite.config.js**
`base: '/wp-content/themes/sage/public/build/'`
- ~~Add a **.env** at the root directory of the theme and set the local dev url as the app path:
`APP_URL=https://example.test`~~
(edit) I initially did this step to resolve a console warning that I thought would prevent HMR from working. It turned out to be unnecessary so I think it’s best to skip this unless absolutely necessary.
- Add an image to my resources/images directory
- Run `npm run build` command
- Add this to a view:
` !!})
`
- Run `npm run dev`
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## Post 13 by @Marcin_Jamrogowicz — 2025-02-04T20:52:07Z
Works! thanks :slight_smile:
I have not set APP\_URL, and Vite::asset should have “resources”
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## Post 14 by @djmtype — 2025-02-24T16:13:06Z
I’m seeing the same error too, even after adding .env with APP set to my local url.
I installed Sage dev-main.
I installed node dependencies and built my project. Everything appears to be generated.
After building my site, I visit the url ([https://mysite.local](https://mysite.local)) and get:
It looks like it’s prepending `app/public` to my `base` url. Is that correct?
`/Volumes/Evo/Local/sage/app/public/wp-content/themes/fourblock-theme/public/manifest.json`
Now if I run `npm run dev` first and visit `https://mysite.local` there’s no error – it works.
However, when accessing the dev url that it returns after running `npm run dev`, `http://localhost:5173/wp-content/themes/sage/public/build/`, I get a Laravel Vite screen instead of my site running in dev mode.
My composer:
```
{
"name": "roots/sage",
"type": "wordpress-theme",
"license": "MIT",
"description": "WordPress starter theme with a modern development workflow",
"homepage": "https://roots.io/sage/",
"authors": [
{
"name": "Ben Word",
"email": "ben@benword.com",
"homepage": "https://github.com/retlehs"
},
{
"name": "Scott Walkinshaw",
"email": "scott.walkinshaw@gmail.com",
"homepage": "https://github.com/swalkinshaw"
},
{
"name": "QWp6t",
"email": "hi@qwp6t.me",
"homepage": "https://github.com/qwp6t"
},
{
"name": "Brandon Nifong",
"email": "brandon@tendency.me",
"homepage": "https://github.com/log1x"
}
],
"keywords": [
"wordpress"
],
"support": {
"issues": "https://github.com/roots/sage/issues",
"forum": "https://discourse.roots.io/"
},
"autoload": {
"psr-4": {
"App\\": "app/"
}
},
"require": {
"php": ">=8.2",
"roots/acorn": "^5.0@beta"
},
"require-dev": {
"laravel/pint": "^1.20"
},
"suggest": {
"log1x/sage-directives": "A collection of useful Blade directives for WordPress and Sage (^1.0)."
},
"config": {
"optimize-autoloader": true,
"preferred-install": "dist",
"sort-packages": true
},
"minimum-stability": "dev",
"prefer-stable": true,
"scripts": {
"post-autoload-dump": [
"Roots\\Acorn\\ComposerScripts::postAutoloadDump"
]
}
}
```
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## Post 15 by @djmtype — 2025-02-24T16:30:08Z
First, I figured out the development issues. The reason is, Brave browser was blocking the CSS file from loading which is odd.
But, now there’s no dev issues. Visiting my local site ([https://mysite.local](https://mysite.local)), I get HMR.
However, after building my project then visiting the same url ([https://mysite.local](https://mysite.local)), I still get that error: ` **Fatal error** : Uncaught Roots\Acorn\Assets\Exceptions\ManifestNotFoundException` about the asset manifest can’t be found.
BTW, I dumped the Acorn cache too before I rebuilt.
Error:
```
Fatal error: Uncaught Roots\Acorn\Assets\Exceptions\ManifestNotFoundException: The asset manifest [/Volumes/Evo/Local/sage/app/public/wp-content/themes/sage/public/manifest.json] cannot be found. in /Volumes/Evo/Local/sage/app/public/wp-content/themes/sage/vendor/roots/acorn/src/Roots/Acorn/Assets/Manager.php
```
Vite config:
```
import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
import tailwindcss from '@tailwindcss/vite';
import laravel from 'laravel-vite-plugin'
import { wordpressPlugin, wordpressThemeJson } from '@roots/vite-plugin';
export default defineConfig({
base: '/wp-content/themes/sage/public/build/',
plugins: [
tailwindcss(),
laravel({
input: [
'resources/css/app.css',
'resources/js/app.js',
'resources/css/editor.css',
'resources/js/editor.js',
],
refresh: true,
}),
wordpressPlugin(),
// Generate the theme.json file in the public/build/assets directory
// based on the Tailwind config and the theme.json file from base theme folder
wordpressThemeJson({
disableTailwindColors: false,
disableTailwindFonts: false,
disableTailwindFontSizes: false,
}),
],
resolve: {
alias: {
'@scripts': '/resources/js',
'@styles': '/resources/css',
'@fonts': '/resources/fonts',
'@images': '/resources/images',
},
},
})
```
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## Post 16 by @ben — 2025-02-24T16:38:20Z
@djmtype You need to be using `dev-main` for Acorn right now, not the v5 beta
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## Post 17 by @djmtype — 2025-02-24T16:49:24Z
@ben Thanks! Total oversight on my part.