# \[node-red-node-serialport/serialport\] Error with node v13

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-node-serialport-serialport-error-with-node-v13/24427
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**Created:** [7 April 2020 20:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-node-serialport-serialport-error-with-node-v13/24427 "2020-04-07T20:25:00Z")
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#### Post date: [7 April 2020 22:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-node-serialport-serialport-error-with-node-v13/24427/3 "2020-04-07T22:47:13Z")

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You have to run npm rebuild in your node red user directory. Usually ~/.node-red  
But yes node 12 LTS is the version we recommend

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