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Aditya V
Aditya V

Reputation: 578

Docker throws error while running npm install for node application

FROM node:12-alpine

RUN mkdir /project-api
WORKDIR /project-api
RUN apk add --update-cache python

ENV PYTHON=/usr/local/bin/
COPY ./package.json .

RUN npm cache clean --force
RUN rm -rf ~/.npm
RUN rm -rf node_modules
RUN rm -f package-lock.json
RUN npm install

EXPOSE 3000

I was trying to create a node container for my project, but it throws some error while npm install (bcrypt package). I tried installing python in image file.But still it shows error. I'm attaching error screenenter image description here

Upvotes: 0

Views: 3010

Answers (1)

Cameron Little
Cameron Little

Reputation: 3721

The bcrypt npm package depends on non-javascript code. This means it needs to be built for the specific architecture it's being run on. The initial "WARNING: Tried to download" indicates a pre-built artifact wasn't available, so it's falling back to building from source.

The specific error I see is Error: not found: make, which indicates make isn't installed on the image you're building on (node:12-alpine). Either install it in a prior step in your dockerfile, or switch to a base image that has it pre-installed (node:12 might).

The bcrypt package have more specific instructions at https://github.com/kelektiv/node.bcrypt.js/wiki/Installation-Instructions#alpine-linux-based-images.

You need the following packages:

  • build-base
  • python
apk --no-cache add --virtual builds-deps build-base python

Upvotes: 2

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