# No images in starterkit or demokit

**URL:** <https://forum.getkirby.com/t/no-images-in-starterkit-or-demokit/35351>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** v5\
**Created:** [April 7, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/no-images-in-starterkit-or-demokit/35351 "2026-04-07T16:36:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![dmeissner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7993a0/32.png) [@dmeissner](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/dmeissner)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/no-images-in-starterkit-or-demokit/35351/1 "2026-04-07T16:36:37Z")

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I am trying to test Kirby 5. A few months ago I tried out Kirby 4 and had no problem installing the starterkit. This time, for some reason images are not being displayed. I am getting a 404 error for all the images. I have checked all the obvious areas: GD is enabled on the server, and the file permissions seem to be correct. The media directory is created, and if I delete it, it is recreated when I reload the page. All of the subdirectories seem to be created and are populated with a .jobs directory. But no jpg files are created. I can’t find anything else in the forums that seems relevant. I’m running Apache with PHP 8.4. All the recommended PHP libraries are installed. Any suggestions for troubleshooting this?

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**Author:** ![jimbobrjames](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/jimbobrjames/32/5802_2.png) [@jimbobrjames](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/jimbobrjames)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/no-images-in-starterkit-or-demokit/35351/2 "2026-04-07T17:13:05Z")

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Hi welcome to the community 🙂

Is the hidden `.htaccess`file in place?

Is this a custom made Apache server? Are you on linux or mac? What happens if you put `<?php phpinfo(); ?>` in the default or home template? Does the output say the modules are all good?

Is GD installed in a standard place? If not you may need to set the bin path for image driver in `config.php`

see here [thumbs | Kirby CMS](https://getkirby.com/docs/reference/system/options/thumbs)

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**Author:** ![dmeissner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7993a0/32.png) [@dmeissner](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/dmeissner)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/no-images-in-starterkit-or-demokit/35351/3 "2026-04-07T22:29:34Z")

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Thanks very much for your help! The .htaccess file was in place, but that gave me a clue for what else to check. It turns out that mod\_rewrite wasn’t enabled; I had rebuilt this server (a Raspberry Pi) since the last time I tried Kirby and I forgot to enable the rewrite module. I enabled it, added an appropriate AllowOverride directive, and everything is working. Thanks again!