From 8d54bf7c24e42f41b857edfaae8620701b362e73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gregsyoung Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 14:27:40 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Update raspberry_pi_installation.md added cautionary notes about nodejs versions --- docs/src/installation/raspberry_pi_installation.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/src/installation/raspberry_pi_installation.md b/docs/src/installation/raspberry_pi_installation.md index 9c0ed0d90..73cc2db15 100644 --- a/docs/src/installation/raspberry_pi_installation.md +++ b/docs/src/installation/raspberry_pi_installation.md @@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ Once the OS installation has been completed, you are ready to commence. Follow [instructions for Ubuntu and Debian based distributions like Raspberry Pi OS at NodeSource Distributions](https://github.com/nodesource/distributions#installation-instructions). + NOTE: IMPORTANT - installing a higher version of nodejs (eg V20) is known to cause issues with a number of plugins and CAN adaptors. + Note: Some applications that are installed after signalk-server are known to "auto" install updated/most recent version of nodejs... + which as above breaks things .... take care to avoid this! + 1. Ensure that we're using the latest version of npm. ``` sudo npm install -g npm@latest