# Node-red-contrib-xbee wont install
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-xbee-wont-install/41766
**Category:** General
**Created:** [28 February 2021 20:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-xbee-wont-install/41766 "2021-02-28T20:12:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@Rezcue](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Rezcue)
#### Post date: [28 February 2021 20:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-xbee-wont-install/41766/1 "2021-02-28T20:12:51Z")
Im trying to install node-red-contrib-xbee in Node-Red on Rasbian. Get this error....
npm
2021-02-28T20:02:52.971Z [err] ERR! code 1
2021-02-28T20:02:52.971Z [err] npm ERR! path /home/pi/.node-red/node\_modules/node-red-contrib-xbee/node\_modules/@serialport/bindings
2021-02-28T20:02:52.979Z [err] npm ERR!
2021-02-28T20:02:52.979Z [err] command failed
2021-02-28T20:02:52.979Z [err] npm ERR! command sh -c prebuild-install --tag-prefix @serialport/bindings@ || node-gyp rebuild
2021-02-28T20:02:52.979Z [err] npm ERR! make: Entering directory '/home/pi/.node-red/node\_modules/node-red-contrib-xbee/node\_modules/@serialport/bindings/build'
2021-02-28T20:02:52.979Z [err] npm ERR!
2021-02-28T20:02:52.979Z [err] CXX(target) Release/obj.target/bindings/src/serialport.o
2021-02-28T20:02:52.979Z [err] npm ERR! make: Leaving directory '/home/pi/.node-red/node\_modules/node-red-contrib-xbee/node\_modules/@serialport/bindings/build'
2021-02-28T20:02:52.980Z [err] npm
2021-02-28T20:02:52.980Z [err] ERR! gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
2021-02-28T20:02:52.980Z [err] npm ERR!
can anyonre relate or help me out pls?
cant post more ;/
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [28 February 2021 20:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-xbee-wont-install/41766/2 "2021-02-28T20:26:26Z")
Can you go into your .node-red folder and try to install it manually please, then post the full log here. The command (from the .node-red folder) is
`npm install node-red-contrib-xbee`
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### Author:  [@Rezcue](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Rezcue)
#### Post date: [28 February 2021 20:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-xbee-wont-install/41766/4 "2021-02-28T20:29:56Z")
Cant post coz of 2 links mx sec pls
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [28 February 2021 20:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-xbee-wont-install/41766/5 "2021-02-28T20:35:00Z")
You need to be in directory `/home/pi/.node-red` before you npm install.
Ps, do you have build-essential installed?
```auto
sudo apt-get install build-essential
```
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### Author:  [@Rezcue](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Rezcue)
#### Post date: [28 February 2021 20:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-xbee-wont-install/41766/6 "2021-02-28T20:40:13Z")
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### Author:  [@Rezcue](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Rezcue)
#### Post date: [28 February 2021 20:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-xbee-wont-install/41766/7 "2021-02-28T20:40:43Z")
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### Author:  [@Rezcue](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Rezcue)
#### Post date: [28 February 2021 20:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-xbee-wont-install/41766/8 "2021-02-28T20:41:15Z")
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### Author:  [@Rezcue](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Rezcue)
#### Post date: [28 February 2021 20:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-xbee-wont-install/41766/9 "2021-02-28T20:41:57Z")
> [@Steve-Mcl](#):
>
> `sudo apt-get install build-essential`
yes did that too
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [28 February 2021 20:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-xbee-wont-install/41766/10 "2021-02-28T20:50:02Z")
I have a feeling this is an issue with your node version. I recommend reverting to v14 or V12.
Also, search this forum for 'serial build error', it's been covered and solved many times.
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### Author:  [@Rezcue](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Rezcue)
#### Post date: [28 February 2021 20:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-xbee-wont-install/41766/11 "2021-02-28T20:51:43Z")
Thank u very much. Ill try it out!
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### Author:  [@Rezcue](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Rezcue)
#### Post date: [28 February 2021 21:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-xbee-wont-install/41766/12 "2021-02-28T21:26:15Z")
I love u.
Got nodejs v12 and it works.
Holy moly i was close to losing my mind.
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [28 February 2021 21:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-xbee-wont-install/41766/13 "2021-02-28T21:39:11Z")
For the future please copy/paste logs rather than posting screenshots, they are much easier to read.
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### Author:  [@Rezcue](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Rezcue)
#### Post date: [28 February 2021 22:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-xbee-wont-install/41766/14 "2021-02-28T22:59:06Z")
i tried. But since im a new user i cant post so much.
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [1 March 2021 07:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-xbee-wont-install/41766/15 "2021-03-01T07:40:01Z")
Ok, that should not be a problem next time.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [15 March 2021 07:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-xbee-wont-install/41766/16 "2021-03-15T07:40:57Z")
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