Error when next is requesting any uploaded images from strapi /api/uploads

[derekwayne]

Fix

Describe your request

Images are not successfully being sent from strapi to the launchpad frontend.

A clear and concise description of what needs to be fixed.

Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. Clone LaunchPad
2. Set env vars as per setup instructions
3. yarn develop, and yarn start strapi, and next
4. Open up http://localhost:3000 (nextjs url)
5. Scroll or click somewhere that will result in an image request being sent to stapi

Expected behavior

Images to be shown on the Launchpad

Screenshots

Additional context

To access the server ⚡️, go to:
http://localhost:1337

[2025-03-03 08:54:25.575] info: Strapi started successfully
[2025-03-03 08:54:41.231] info: Using custom Dynamic-Zone population Middleware...
[2025-03-03 08:54:41.232] info: The content type is: pages
[2025-03-03 08:54:41.232] info: The uid is: api::page.page
[2025-03-03 08:54:41.380] http: GET /api/pages?filters%5Bslug%5D=homepage&filters%5Blocale%5D=en (153 ms) 200
[2025-03-03 08:54:41.387] info: Using custom Dynamic-Zone population Middleware...
[2025-03-03 08:54:41.388] info: The content type is: global
[2025-03-03 08:54:41.388] info: The uid is: api::global.global
[2025-03-03 08:54:41.432] http: GET /api/global?filters%5Blocale%5D=en (46 ms) 200
[2025-03-03 08:54:41.443] http: GET /api/global?filters%5Blocale%5D=en&populate=seo.metaImage (10 ms) 200
[2025-03-03 08:54:41.453] http: GET /api/pages?filters%5Bslug%5D=homepage&filters%5Blocale%5D=en&populate=seo.metaImage (9 ms) 200
[2025-03-03 08:54:41.665] info: Using custom Dynamic-Zone population Middleware...
[2025-03-03 08:54:41.665] info: The content type is: logo_6a13c79c4b.png
[2025-03-03 08:54:41.666] info: The uid is: api::logo_6a13c79c4b.png.logo_6a13c79c4b.png
[2025-03-03 08:54:41.666] error: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'attributes')
TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'attributes')
    at getDeepPopulate (/home/derek/Business/web-platform/strapi/dist/src/middlewares/deepPopulate.js:15:45)
    at /home/derek/Business/web-platform/strapi/dist/src/middlewares/deepPopulate.js:71:20
    at dispatch (/home/derek/Business/web-platform/strapi/node_modules/koa-compose/index.js:42:32)
    at dummyMiddleware (/home/derek/Business/web-platform/strapi/node_modules/@strapi/core/dist/services/server/middleware.js:25:38)
    at dispatch (/home/derek/Business/web-platform/strapi/node_modules/koa-compose/index.js:42:32)
    at /home/derek/Business/web-platform/strapi/node_modules/koa-favicon/index.js:42:14
    at dispatch (/home/derek/Business/web-platform/strapi/node_modules/koa-compose/index.js:42:32)
    at dummyMiddleware (/home/derek/Business/web-platform/strapi/node_modules/@strapi/core/dist/services/server/middleware.js:25:38)
    at dispatch (/home/derek/Business/web-platform/strapi/node_modules/koa-compose/index.js:42:32)
    at /home/derek/Business/web-platform/strapi/node_modules/@strapi/core/dist/middlewares/body.js:45:15
[2025-03-03 08:54:41.666] http: GET /api/uploads/logo_6a13c79c4b.png (2 ms) 500```