# Can 't install node-red-contrib-audio 1.0.2

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-t-install-node-red-contrib-audio-1-0-2/16502>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [9 October 2019 11:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-t-install-node-red-contrib-audio-1-0-2/16502 "2019-10-09T11:11:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![maku12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@maku12](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/maku12)\
**Post date:** [9 October 2019 11:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-t-install-node-red-contrib-audio-1-0-2/16502/1 "2019-10-09T11:11:14Z")

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Hi, i want to install on a fresh raspbian buster installation with node red the following audio node:

> **[node-red-contrib-audio](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-audio)**
>
> This node plays an audio file, either locally or streamed over http

i got following error log:

Please advise:

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2019-10-09T10:55:30.909Z installieren : node-red-contrib-audio 1.0.2

2019-10-09T10:55:31.110Z npm install --no-audit --no-update-notifier --save --save-prefix="~" --production node-red-contrib-audio@1.0.2  
2019-10-09T10:55:35.635Z [err] npm  
2019-10-09T10:55:35.636Z [err]  
2019-10-09T10:55:35.637Z [err] WARN npm npm does not support Node.js v10.15.2  
2019-10-09T10:55:35.638Z [err] npm  
2019-10-09T10:55:35.639Z [err] WARN npm You should probably upgrade to a newer version of node as we  
2019-10-09T10:55:35.639Z [err] npm  
2019-10-09T10:55:35.639Z [err] WARN npm can't make any promises that npm will work with this version.  
2019-10-09T10:55:35.640Z [err] npm  
2019-10-09T10:55:35.640Z [err] WARN npm  
2019-10-09T10:55:35.641Z [err] Supported releases of Node.js are the latest release of 4, 6, 7, 8, 9.  
2019-10-09T10:55:35.641Z [err] npm WARN npm You can find the latest version at [https://nodejs.org/](https://nodejs.org/)  
2019-10-09T10:55:42.937Z [out]  
2019-10-09T10:55:42.937Z [out] \> speaker@0.3.1 install /home/pi/.node-red/node\_modules/speaker  
2019-10-09T10:55:42.937Z [out] \> node-gyp rebuild  
2019-10-09T10:55:42.937Z [out]  
2019-10-09T10:55:50.982Z [out] make: Verzeichnis „/home/pi/.node-red/node\_modules/speaker/build“ wird betreten  
2019-10-09T10:55:50.988Z [out] CC(target) Release/obj.target/output/deps/mpg123/src/output/alsa.o  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.483Z [err] ../deps/mpg123/src/output/alsa.c:19:10: fatal error: alsa/asoundlib.h: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.483Z [err] #include \<alsa/asoundlib.h\>  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.483Z [err] ^ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.483Z [err] compilation terminated.  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.485Z [err] make: \*\*\* [deps/mpg123/output.target.mk:116: Release/obj.target/output/deps/mpg123/src/output/alsa.o] Fehler 1  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.485Z [out] make: Verzeichnis „/home/pi/.node-red/node\_modules/speaker/build“ wird verlassen  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.491Z [err] gyp  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.493Z [err]  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.493Z [err] ERR! build error  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.496Z [err] gyp  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.496Z [err] ERR! stack Error: `make` failed with exit code: 2  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.496Z [err] gyp  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.496Z [err] ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (/usr/share/node-gyp/lib/build.js:262:23)  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.496Z [err] gyp ERR!  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.497Z [err] stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:189:13)  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.497Z [err] gyp  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.497Z [err] ERR!  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.497Z [err] stack at Process.ChildProcess.\_handle.onexit (internal/child\_process.js:248:12)  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.498Z [err] gyp  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.499Z [err] ERR! System Linux 4.19.75-v7+  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.499Z [err] gyp  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.500Z [err] ERR! command  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.500Z [err] "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/node-gyp" "rebuild"  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.500Z [err] gyp  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.500Z [err] ERR! cwd  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.500Z [err] /home/pi/.node-red/node\_modules/speaker  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.500Z [err] gyp  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.501Z [err] ERR! node -v v10.15.2  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.501Z [err] gyp  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.501Z [err] ERR! node-gyp -v v3.8.0  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.501Z [err] gyp  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.501Z [err] ERR!  
2019-10-09T10:55:51.502Z [err] not ok  
2019-10-09T10:55:52.103Z [err] npm  
2019-10-09T10:55:52.104Z [err] ERR! code ELIFECYCLE  
2019-10-09T10:55:52.104Z [err] npm  
2019-10-09T10:55:52.105Z [err] ERR! errno 1  
2019-10-09T10:55:52.110Z [err] npm  
2019-10-09T10:55:52.111Z [err] ERR! speaker@0.3.1 install: `node-gyp rebuild`  
2019-10-09T10:55:52.111Z [err] npm ERR!  
2019-10-09T10:55:52.111Z [err] Exit status 1  
2019-10-09T10:55:52.111Z [err] npm ERR!  
2019-10-09T10:55:52.111Z [err]  
2019-10-09T10:55:52.111Z [err] npm ERR!  
2019-10-09T10:55:52.112Z [err] Failed at the speaker@0.3.1 install script.  
2019-10-09T10:55:52.112Z [err] npm  
2019-10-09T10:55:52.112Z [err] ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.  
2019-10-09T10:55:52.155Z [err]  
2019-10-09T10:55:52.155Z [err] npm  
2019-10-09T10:55:52.158Z [err] ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:  
2019-10-09T10:55:52.158Z [err] npm ERR! /home/pi/.npm/\_logs/2019-10-09T10\_55\_52\_125Z-debug.log  
2019-10-09T10:55:52.180Z rc=1

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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [9 October 2019 11:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-t-install-node-red-contrib-audio-1-0-2/16502/2 "2019-10-09T11:26:11Z")

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Did you read the node's README and see if there were an Prerequirements?

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [9 October 2019 11:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-t-install-node-red-contrib-audio-1-0-2/16502/3 "2019-10-09T11:31:44Z")

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see here - [https://github.com/namgk/node-red-contrib-audio](https://github.com/namgk/node-red-contrib-audio)