Cannot use custom fonts "Fontconfig error: Cannot load default config file: No such file: (null)"

[MarianoFacundoArch]

I am providing a valid value for fontfile and even the font name, but just doesn't work. I get Fontconfig error: Cannot load default config file: No such file: (null).

File exists, is checked, and even I am providing the font name (I tried not setting the font variable at all and it is the same)

const desiredFontFile = path.join(
      __dirname,
      `../../../assets/fonts/SuperFunky.ttf`
    );

    console.log(desiredFontFile);
    if (!checkFileExists(desiredFontFile)) {
      throw new Error("Error retrieving font file");
    }

    await sharp({
      text: {
        text: "TEST",
        fontfile: desiredFontFile,
        font: "Super Funky",
        rgba: true,
        dpi: 3000,
      },
    }).toFile("test.png");

[lovell]

https://sharp.pixelplumbing.com/install#fonts

If fontconfig configuration is not found, the following error will occur:

Fontconfig error: Cannot load default config file

You'll need to ensure fontconfig can be found.

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