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I'm getting a node engine error

Written by Wilco eng

Updated over 2 years ago

If you are getting this error:

[1/5] Validating package.json... error [email protected]: The engine "node" is incompatible with this module. Expected version "^16". Got "17.4.0" error Found incompatible module. info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/add for documentation about this command.

This basically means that the expected node version in the project isn't the same as the one on your machine.

Please use the following instructions to fix it.

In the frontend folder, locate the package.json file and confirm the node version of the project.
```
"engines": {
  "node": "^16"
},
```
Confirm if the Node version is the same as that on your machine by running the following command in your terminal
```
node -v
```

If it's not the same, please follow the instruction below to use the appropriate node version.

Installing a Node Version Manager

Install NVM using instructions from here: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.freecodecamp.org/news/node-version-manager-nvm-install-guide/amp/

Make sure to use the correct instructions for your Operating system

NVM (Node Version Manager) allows you to switch between several node versions easily

When you Install it, confirm it’s on your machine by running: nvm -v

Run nvm install v16 or nvm install <your preferred version>

Then run nvm use v16 or nvm use <your preferred version>

Delete your node modules folder in the frontend directory
```
rm -rf node_modules
```

Then run yarn install in your frontend folder to install your node modules with version 16.
Initiate the command again.

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