Start after upgrade to 6.2.1 fails with error SyntaxError: The requested module 'node:events' does not provide an export named 'addAbortListener'

PeerTube
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Hello,

OS: Debian 11
after upgrading PeerTube from 6.0.4 to 6.1.2 I am not able to start the peertube service with this error:

Aug 15 10:33:48 video systemd[1]: Started PeerTube daemon.
Aug 15 10:33:49 video peertube[23244]: file:///var/www/peertube/versions/peertube-v6.2.1/node_modules/execa/lib/utils/max-listeners.js:1
Aug 15 10:33:49 video peertube[23244]: import {addAbortListener} from 'node:events';
Aug 15 10:33:49 video peertube[23244]:         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Aug 15 10:33:49 video peertube[23244]: SyntaxError: The requested module 'node:events' does not provide an export named 'addAbortListener'
Aug 15 10:33:49 video peertube[23244]:     at ModuleJob._instantiate (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:124:21)
Aug 15 10:33:49 video peertube[23244]:     at async ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:190:5)
Aug 15 10:33:49 video peertube[23244]: Node.js v18.17.1
Aug 15 10:33:49 video systemd[1]: peertube.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Aug 15 10:33:49 video systemd[1]: peertube.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Aug 15 10:33:49 video systemd[1]: peertube.service: Consumed 1.804s CPU time.
Aug 15 10:33:49 video systemd[1]: peertube.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 5.
Aug 15 10:33:49 video systemd[1]: Stopped PeerTube daemon.
Aug 15 10:33:49 video systemd[1]: peertube.service: Consumed 1.804s CPU time.
Aug 15 10:33:49 video systemd[1]: peertube.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Aug 15 10:33:49 video systemd[1]: peertube.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Aug 15 10:33:49 video systemd[1]: Failed to start PeerTube daemon.

The upgrade script works after upgrading node from 20.3.1 to 20.10.0 or 20.16.0 but I can’t start PeerTube.

Thanks
André

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Please use Node >= 18.20 (your node version used by peertube is v18.17)

If you use debian/ubuntu, install nodejs from GitHub - nodesource/distributions: NodeSource Node.js Binary Distributions

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how do I make PeerTube to use the proper Node version? I installed Node 18.20.4 but it seems PeerTube still uses v18.17.1 if I restart after upgrading again

peertube@video:~/versions$ node -v
v18.20.4
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Nevermind, I had to reinstall node via the install script. Now everything works fine.

Thanks for the hint.

5

Can you mark the thread as solved please? So that people with the same error will find the solution more easily.