# Installation of npm install -g node-red-contrib-iot2000 failed on iot2040

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/installation-of-npm-install-g-node-red-contrib-iot2000-failed-on-iot2040/53598>\
**Category:** Industrial\
**Created:** [11 November 2021 20:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/installation-of-npm-install-g-node-red-contrib-iot2000-failed-on-iot2040/53598 "2021-11-11T20:35:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![DerD74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@DerD74](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/DerD74)\
**Post date:** [11 November 2021 20:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/installation-of-npm-install-g-node-red-contrib-iot2000-failed-on-iot2040/53598/1 "2021-11-11T20:35:00Z")

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Hello,

I tryed to install the libary above, but it's failed with following error messages.  
Anyone have a Idea?

root@iot2000:~# npm install -g node-red-contrib-iot2000  
npm WARN npm npm does not support Node.js v8.16.0  
npm WARN npm You should probably upgrade to a newer version of node as we  
npm WARN npm can't make any promises that npm will work with this version.  
npm WARN npm You can find the latest version at [https://nodejs.org/](https://nodejs.org/)  
npm ERR! URL is not defined

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:  
npm ERR! /home/root/.npm/\_logs/2021-11-11T20\_03\_29\_007Z-debug.log

Here is the logfile:

```auto
1 warn npm You should probably upgrade to a newer version of node as we
2 warn npm can't make any promises that npm will work with this version.
3 warn npm You can find the latest version at https://nodejs.org/
4 verbose cli [ '/usr/bin/node',
4 verbose cli '/usr/bin/npm',
4 verbose cli 'install',
4 verbose cli '-g',
4 verbose cli 'node-red-contrib-iot2000' ]
5 info using npm@7.15.0
6 info using node@v8.16.0
7 timing npm:load:whichnode Completed in 71ms
8 timing config:load:defaults Completed in 119ms
9 timing config:load:file:/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/npmrc Completed in 66ms
10 timing config:load:builtin Completed in 72ms
11 timing config:load:cli Completed in 204ms
12 timing config:load:env Completed in 14ms
13 timing config:load:project Completed in 32ms
14 timing config:load:file:/home/root/.npmrc Completed in 9ms
15 timing config:load:user Completed in 12ms
16 timing config:load:file:/usr/etc/npmrc Completed in 4ms
17 timing config:load:global Completed in 9ms
18 timing config:load:validate Completed in 12ms
19 timing config:load:credentials Completed in 93ms
20 timing config:load:setEnvs Completed in 66ms
21 timing config:load Completed in 641ms
22 timing npm:load:configload Completed in 652ms
23 timing npm:load:setTitle Completed in 6ms
24 timing npm:load:setupLog Completed in 110ms
25 timing npm:load:cleanupLog Completed in 163ms
26 timing npm:load:configScope Completed in 0ms
27 timing npm:load:projectScope Completed in 10ms
28 timing npm:load Completed in 1217ms
29 timing config:load:flatten Completed in 160ms
30 timing arborist:ctor Completed in 65ms
31 timing idealTree:init Completed in 664ms
32 timing idealTree:userRequests Completed in 163ms
33 silly idealTree buildDeps
34 silly fetch manifest node-red-contrib-iot2000@*
35 silly placeDep ROOT node-red-contrib-iot2000@ Symbol(OK) for: want: *
36 timing idealTree:#root Completed in 572ms
37 timing idealTree:node_modules/node-red-contrib-iot2000 Completed in 4ms
38 timing idealTree:buildDeps Completed in 683ms
39 timing idealTree:fixDepFlags Completed in 66ms
40 timing idealTree Completed in 1675ms
41 timing command:install Completed in 2467ms
42 verbose stack ReferenceError: URL is not defined
42 verbose stack at regKeyFromURI (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/npm-registry-fetch/auth.js:7:18)
42 verbose stack at getAuth (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/npm-registry-fetch/auth.js:49:18)
42 verbose stack at regFetch (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/npm-registry-fetch/index.js:55:16)
42 verbose stack at RegistryFetcher.packument (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/pacote/lib/registry.js:86:15)
42 verbose stack at RegistryFetcher.manifest (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/pacote/lib/registry.js:117:17)
42 verbose stack at Object.manifest (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/pacote/lib/index.js:16:45)
42 verbose stack at Arborist.[fetchManifest] (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/build-ideal-tree.js:1074:24)
42 verbose stack at Arborist.[nodeFromSpec] (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/build-ideal-tree.js:1092:29)
42 verbose stack at Arborist.[nodeFromEdge] (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/build-ideal-tree.js:934:44)
42 verbose stack at Arborist.[buildDepStep] (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/build-ideal-tree.js:880:36)
43 verbose cwd /home/root

```

Thx  
Denis

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [11 November 2021 21:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/installation-of-npm-install-g-node-red-contrib-iot2000-failed-on-iot2040/53598/2 "2021-11-11T21:05:40Z")

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I think the version of npm that you have installed is not compatible with the version of nodejs installed. You have a _very_ old and long unsupported version of nodejs, but a recent version of npm.

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**Post date:** [11 November 2021 21:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/installation-of-npm-install-g-node-red-contrib-iot2000-failed-on-iot2040/53598/3 "2021-11-11T21:07:52Z")

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Not only is Node.js out of date - but why are you installing nodes to global? That will only cause you trouble later on when the incorrect file permissions trip things up.

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**Post date:** [10 January 2022 22:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/installation-of-npm-install-g-node-red-contrib-iot2000-failed-on-iot2040/53598/5 "2022-01-10T22:59:51Z")

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