# Issues upgrading nodejs **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [14 August 2018 16:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issues-upgrading-nodejs/2282 "2018-08-14T16:44:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fmuntean](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/fmuntean/32/1776_2.png) [@fmuntean](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fmuntean)\ **Post date:** [14 August 2018 16:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issues-upgrading-nodejs/2282/1 "2018-08-14T16:44:29Z")
I have run the following: apt install nodejs and got the v8 apt list nodejs Listing... Done nodejs/stable,now 8.11.1~dfsg-2~bpo9+1 armhf [installed] however when running node -v I still get: pi@DietPi:~ $ node -v v6.10.0 I have upgraded node-red to latest v0.19: sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red npm WARN deprecated mailparser@0.6.2: Mailparser versions older than v2.3.0 are deprecated npm WARN deprecated nodemailer@1.11.0: All versions below 4.0.1 of Nodemailer are deprecated. See [https://nodemailer.com/status/](https://nodemailer.com/status/) npm WARN deprecated mimelib@0.3.1: This project is unmaintained npm WARN deprecated mailcomposer@2.1.0: This project is unmaintained npm WARN deprecated buildmail@2.0.0: This project is unmaintained /usr/local/bin/node-red -\> /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/node-red/red.js /usr/local/bin/node-red-pi -\> /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/node-red/bin/node-red-pi /usr/local/lib └── node-red@0.19.0 and node -v still reports v6 When I do: pi@DietPi:~/.node-red $ npm rebuild [..................] - : info using node@v6.10.0 Please help upgrading to the latest version on a raspberry PI. ---
**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:** [14 August 2018 17:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issues-upgrading-nodejs/2282/2 "2018-08-14T17:14:57Z")
I suggest you first uninstall nodejs sudo apt remove nodejs then run the `bash <(curl` script from the pi installation docs to upgrade everything node-red related. [https://nodered.org/docs/hardware/raspberrypi](https://nodered.org/docs/hardware/raspberrypi) ---
**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\ **Post date:** [14 August 2018 17:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issues-upgrading-nodejs/2282/3 "2018-08-14T17:19:59Z")
Note this is the dietpi distribution, not raspbian. May need @dceejay to confirm best practice on whether the script is expected to work of dietpi. ---
**Author:** ![ghayne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ghayne/32/39_2.png) [@ghayne](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ghayne)\ **Post date:** [14 August 2018 18:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issues-upgrading-nodejs/2282/4 "2018-08-14T18:06:33Z")
Why don't you try to install using the Dietpi built in system - dietpi-software? ---
**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:** [14 August 2018 18:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issues-upgrading-nodejs/2282/5 "2018-08-14T18:19:49Z")
Indeed. Diet pi should use the dietpi software installer ---
**Author:** ![fmuntean](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/fmuntean/32/1776_2.png) [@fmuntean](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fmuntean)\ **Post date:** [14 August 2018 18:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issues-upgrading-nodejs/2282/6 "2018-08-14T18:39:57Z")
tried to use that and get error. I submitted a ticket there too. ---
**Author:** ![ghayne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ghayne/32/39_2.png) [@ghayne](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ghayne)\ **Post date:** [14 August 2018 18:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issues-upgrading-nodejs/2282/7 "2018-08-14T18:46:03Z")
They probably need to update their install script to make sure that Nodejs is at version 8 for node-red 0.19. They are usually very responsive to posts. ---
**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\ **Post date:** [14 August 2018 19:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issues-upgrading-nodejs/2282/8 "2018-08-14T19:05:13Z")
> [@ghayne](#): > > They probably need to update their install script to make sure that Nodejs is at version 8 for node-red 0.19. They are usually very responsive to posts. Node-RED 0.19 supports Node 4.8 or later - but it will be the _last_ milestone release that supports anything before Node 8. ---
**Author:** ![ghayne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ghayne/32/39_2.png) [@ghayne](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ghayne)\ **Post date:** [14 August 2018 19:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issues-upgrading-nodejs/2282/9 "2018-08-14T19:07:40Z")
Thanks Nick, I misread the release notes. Sorry for the confusion! ---
**Author:** ![fmuntean](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/fmuntean/32/1776_2.png) [@fmuntean](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fmuntean)\ **Post date:** [15 August 2018 00:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issues-upgrading-nodejs/2282/10 "2018-08-15T00:26:17Z")
I was under the impression that I have to upgrade to nodejs v8. Please confirm that I can keep using nodejs v6 as it was not clear from the release notes ---
**Author:** ![fmuntean](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/fmuntean/32/1776_2.png) [@fmuntean](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fmuntean)\ **Post date:** [15 August 2018 01:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issues-upgrading-nodejs/2282/11 "2018-08-15T01:19:33Z")
With help from DietPi support was able to upgrade nodejs to v8.11