# Getting errror, module not found while trying to start kibana

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-errror-module-not-found-while-trying-to-start-kibana/162818>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [January 3, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-errror-module-not-found-while-trying-to-start-kibana/162818 "2019-01-03T13:49:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![PolterFox](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/polterfox/32/29781_2.png) [@PolterFox](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PolterFox)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-errror-module-not-found-while-trying-to-start-kibana/162818/1 "2019-01-03T13:49:01Z")

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Hey guys,

When I try to start kibana (6.5.1) I am getting the following error

```
module.js:549
    throw err;
    ^

Error: Cannot find module 'babel-runtime/core-js/json/stringify'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:547:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:474:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:596:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:11:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\myuser\Desktop\kibana\kibana-6.5.1-windows-x
86_64\node_modules\babel-register\lib\node.js:5:18)
    at Module._compile (module.js:652:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:663:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:565:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:505:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:497:3)

```

How can I fix this?

Best regards,  
PolterFox

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**Author:** ![tylersmalley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tylersmalley/32/8833_2.png) [@tylersmalley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tylersmalley)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 11:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-errror-module-not-found-while-trying-to-start-kibana/162818/2 "2019-01-03T23:48:30Z")

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Is this from a download, or are you running it from source?

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**Author:** ![PolterFox](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/polterfox/32/29781_2.png) [@PolterFox](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PolterFox)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 6:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-errror-module-not-found-while-trying-to-start-kibana/162818/3 "2019-01-04T06:30:31Z")

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Hey @tylersmalley

I´ve downloaded the zip from the past releases ([https://www.elastic.co/downloads/past-releases/kibana-6-5-1](https://www.elastic.co/downloads/past-releases/kibana-6-5-1)). I am using Windows.

Best regards,  
PolterFox

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**Author:** ![PolterFox](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/polterfox/32/29781_2.png) [@PolterFox](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PolterFox)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 8:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-errror-module-not-found-while-trying-to-start-kibana/162818/4 "2019-01-04T08:17:53Z")

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Possibly there was an error while unzipping the zip file. I redownloaded it and it works now.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 8:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-errror-module-not-found-while-trying-to-start-kibana/162818/5 "2019-02-01T08:18:02Z")

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