diff --git a/reelforge/services/frame_html.py b/reelforge/services/frame_html.py
index d2a2ef2..cfc9357 100644
--- a/reelforge/services/frame_html.py
+++ b/reelforge/services/frame_html.py
@@ -2,8 +2,16 @@
 HTML-based Frame Generator Service
 
 Renders HTML templates to frame images with variable substitution
+
+Linux Environment Requirements:
+    - fontconfig package must be installed
+    - Basic fonts (e.g., fonts-liberation, fonts-noto) recommended
+    
+    Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt-get install -y fontconfig fonts-liberation fonts-noto-cjk
+    CentOS/RHEL: sudo yum install -y fontconfig liberation-fonts google-noto-cjk-fonts
 """
 
+import os
 import uuid
 from typing import Dict, Any, Optional
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -38,8 +46,45 @@ class HTMLFrameGenerator:
         self.template_path = template_path
         self.template = self._load_template(template_path)
         self.hti = None  # Lazy init to avoid overhead
+        self._check_linux_dependencies()
         logger.debug(f"Loaded HTML template: {template_path}")
     
+    def _check_linux_dependencies(self):
+        """Check Linux system dependencies and warn if missing"""
+        if os.name != 'posix':
+            return
+        
+        try:
+            import subprocess
+            
+            # Check fontconfig
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                ['fc-list'], 
+                capture_output=True, 
+                timeout=2
+            )
+            
+            if result.returncode != 0:
+                logger.warning(
+                    "⚠️  fontconfig not found or not working properly. "
+                    "Install with: sudo apt-get install -y fontconfig fonts-liberation fonts-noto-cjk"
+                )
+            elif not result.stdout:
+                logger.warning(
+                    "⚠️  No fonts detected by fontconfig. "
+                    "Install fonts with: sudo apt-get install -y fonts-liberation fonts-noto-cjk"
+                )
+            else:
+                logger.debug(f"✓ Fontconfig detected {len(result.stdout.splitlines())} fonts")
+                
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            logger.warning(
+                "⚠️  fontconfig (fc-list) not found on system. "
+                "Install with: sudo apt-get install -y fontconfig"
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug(f"Could not check fontconfig status: {e}")
+    
     def _load_template(self, template_path: str) -> str:
         """Load HTML template from file"""
         path = Path(template_path)
@@ -55,8 +100,31 @@ class HTMLFrameGenerator:
     def _ensure_hti(self, width: int, height: int):
         """Lazily initialize Html2Image instance"""
         if self.hti is None:
-            self.hti = Html2Image(size=(width, height))
-            logger.debug(f"Initialized Html2Image with size ({width}, {height})")
+            # Configure Chrome flags for Linux headless environment
+            custom_flags = [
+                '--no-sandbox',  # Bypass AppArmor/sandbox restrictions
+                '--disable-dev-shm-usage',  # Avoid shared memory issues
+                '--disable-gpu',  # Disable GPU acceleration
+                '--disable-software-rasterizer',  # Disable software rasterizer
+                '--disable-extensions',  # Disable extensions
+                '--disable-setuid-sandbox',  # Additional sandbox bypass
+                '--disable-dbus',  # Disable DBus to avoid permission errors
+                '--hide-scrollbars',  # Hide scrollbars for cleaner output
+                '--mute-audio',  # Mute audio
+                '--disable-background-networking',  # Disable background networking
+                '--disable-features=TranslateUI',  # Disable translate UI
+                '--disable-ipc-flooding-protection',  # Improve performance
+                '--no-first-run',  # Skip first run dialogs
+                '--no-default-browser-check',  # Skip default browser check
+                '--disable-backgrounding-occluded-windows',  # Improve performance
+                '--disable-renderer-backgrounding',  # Improve performance
+            ]
+            
+            self.hti = Html2Image(
+                size=(width, height),
+                custom_flags=custom_flags
+            )
+            logger.debug(f"Initialized Html2Image with size ({width}, {height}) and {len(custom_flags)} custom flags")
     
     async def generate_frame(
         self,