# Updated to Node 16 and now have issues installing/updating nodes ("boom@0.3.8")

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updated-to-node-16-and-now-have-issues-installing-updating-nodes-boom-0-3-8/69379>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [21 October 2022 12:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updated-to-node-16-and-now-have-issues-installing-updating-nodes-boom-0-3-8/69379 "2022-10-21T12:58:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![yesdred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e274bd/32.png) [@yesdred](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/yesdred)\
**Post date:** [21 October 2022 12:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updated-to-node-16-and-now-have-issues-installing-updating-nodes-boom-0-3-8/69379/1 "2022-10-21T12:58:50Z")

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I want to make use of **[node-red-contrib-discord-advanced](https://github.com/Markoudstaal/node-red-contrib-discord-advanced)** and therefore upgraded to Node 16 from 14 (minimum requirement). Now, when trying to install the module or updating another module I get the following error:

```auto
2022-10-21T12:50:37.392Z [err] Not compatible with your version of node/npm: boom@0.3.8
2022-10-21T12:50:37.392Z [err] npm
2022-10-21T12:50:37.393Z [err] ERR!
2022-10-21T12:50:37.394Z [err] notsup
2022-10-21T12:50:37.394Z [err] Required: {"node":"0.8.x"}
2022-10-21T12:50:37.394Z [err] npm
2022-10-21T12:50:37.395Z [err] ERR!
2022-10-21T12:50:37.396Z [err] notsup
2022-10-21T12:50:37.397Z [err] Actual: {"npm":"8.19.2","node":"v16.18.0"}

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Can I fix this or should I roll back/downgrade?

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**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:** [21 October 2022 13:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updated-to-node-16-and-now-have-issues-installing-updating-nodes-boom-0-3-8/69379/2 "2022-10-21T13:24:27Z")

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Hi @yesdred

According to its page on npm, the module `boom` is deprecated and has been replaced by `@hapi/boom` which is actively maintained.

In that situation, I'd certainly be looking to update the module. Node 0.8 has not been supported for a very long time and really should not be used.

How you migrate from `boom` to `@hapi/boom` will depend very much on how/why you have that module installed. If it is something you are using directly, then you'll need to migrate your code to use the new module.

If it is a module installed because it is a dependency of something else, you'll need to look at what updates are available.

If you aren't sure, then run `npm list boom` in `~/.node-red/` to see where it is in the dependency tree.

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**Author:** ![yesdred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e274bd/32.png) [@yesdred](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/yesdred)\
**Post date:** [21 October 2022 18:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updated-to-node-16-and-now-have-issues-installing-updating-nodes-boom-0-3-8/69379/3 "2022-10-21T18:00:45Z")

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Thank you Nick for the quick response. I found the culprit in node-red-contrib-dns@0.0.4, figured out I don't really need it and uninstalled it. I can now use my Discord bot to receive home automation commands.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [4 November 2022 18:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updated-to-node-16-and-now-have-issues-installing-updating-nodes-boom-0-3-8/69379/4 "2022-11-04T18:00:48Z")

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