# Npm error when trying to install node-red-contrib-postgrestor-next

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-error-when-trying-to-install-node-red-contrib-postgrestor-next/87292>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [17 April 2024 05:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-error-when-trying-to-install-node-red-contrib-postgrestor-next/87292 "2024-04-17T05:34:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![QusaiAlHajHasan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/71c47a/32.png) [@QusaiAlHajHasan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/QusaiAlHajHasan)\
**Post date:** [17 April 2024 05:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-error-when-trying-to-install-node-red-contrib-postgrestor-next/87292/1 "2024-04-17T05:34:25Z")

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Dear all,  
I face a problem when trying to install any postgres package on the node-red.  
The error message is:  
info it worked if it ends with ok

```auto
1 verbose cli [
1 verbose cli '/usr/bin/node',
1 verbose cli '/usr/bin/npm',
1 verbose cli 'install',
1 verbose cli '--no-audit',
1 verbose cli '--no-update-notifier',
1 verbose cli '--no-fund',
1 verbose cli '--save',
1 verbose cli '--save-prefix=~',
1 verbose cli '--production',
1 verbose cli '--engine-strict',
1 verbose cli 'node-red-contrib-postgrestor@0.0.5-RC01'
1 verbose cli ]
2 info using npm@6.14.16
3 info using node@v12.22.12
4 verbose npm-session 43c771630aa39aa8
5 silly install loadCurrentTree
6 silly install readLocalPackageData
7 verbose stack TypeError: Cannot convert a Symbol value to a string
7 verbose stack at Array.join (<anonymous>)
7 verbose stack at Glob._process (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/glob/glob.js:348:53)
7 verbose stack at Glob._processGlobStar2 (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/glob/glob.js:665:10)
7 verbose stack at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/glob/glob.js:626:10
7 verbose stack at RES (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/inflight/inflight.js:31:16)
7 verbose stack at f (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/once/once.js:25:25)
7 verbose stack at Glob._readdirEntries (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/glob/glob.js:578:10)
7 verbose stack at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/glob/glob.js:555:12
7 verbose stack at go$readdir$cb (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/graceful-fs/graceful-fs.js:195:14)
7 verbose stack at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (fs.js:156:23)
8 verbose cwd /home/algebra/.node-red
9 verbose Linux 5.15.0-1051-aws
10 verbose argv "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "--no-audit" "--no-update-notifier" "--no-fund" "--save" "--save-prefix=~" "--production" "--engine-strict" "node-red-contrib-postgrestor@0.0.5-RC01"
11 verbose node v12.22.12
12 verbose npm v6.14.16
13 error Cannot convert a Symbol value to a string
14 verbose exit [1, true]

```

Any solution?

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [17 April 2024 06:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-error-when-trying-to-install-node-red-contrib-postgrestor-next/87292/2 "2024-04-17T06:48:07Z")

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> [@QusaiAlHajHasan](#):
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> `node-red-contrib-postgrestor@0.0.5-RC01`

How are you installing this specific version? Your title says you are installing "node-red-contrib-postgrestor-next" but your log states otherwise.

Additionally, node V12 is seriously out of support . V12 went end of life 2 years ago.

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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:** [17 April 2024 13:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-error-when-trying-to-install-node-red-contrib-postgrestor-next/87292/3 "2024-04-17T13:48:10Z")

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That seems to be the "current" release, which was 6 years ago.

@QusaiAlHajHasan I would suggest you don't bother with a node that only has a Release Candidate version, and that is 6 years old. The chance of it working does not seem large. In addition the author has not enabled Issue reporting on the node's github page so problems cannot be reported. Another black mark against it.

However, I am not sure the problem you are seeing is actually caused by that node. Are you able to install _any_ additional nodes?

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [17 April 2024 14:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-error-when-trying-to-install-node-red-contrib-postgrestor-next/87292/4 "2024-04-17T14:01:27Z")

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> [@Colin](#):
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> That seems to be the "current" release, which was 6 years ago.

Yes, the node mentioned in the log `node-red-contrib-postgrestor` is 6 years old.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/e/9/e961bd018b7357b28000b93d67084376e82f47c5.png)

the node mentioned in the title `node-red-contrib-postgrestor-next` was published 3 months ago

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/1/f/1f536765fcb9a660769faa0345834a621c4f011a.png)

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**Post date:** [16 July 2024 14:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-error-when-trying-to-install-node-red-contrib-postgrestor-next/87292/5 "2024-07-16T14:01:52Z")

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