I was able to solve the issue by adding more memory to the server (from 2gb to 4gb) and by raising the php memory_limit
my .htaccess php related stuff
# php stuff
<IfModule mod_php8.c>
php_value upload_max_filesize 256M
php_value post_max_size 256M
php_value max_input_vars 10000
php_value max_execution_time 120
php_value max_input_time 120
php_value memory_limit 2048M
</IfModule>