Kibana dev environment - npm start error

I am trying to write a plugin for Kibana 4.4.2 - that the version we are still using. I got the source code by git clone and download as zip - both have the same error when I run npm start. I also installed the latest node. But still the same. Following are the content in npm-debug.log file.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance


0 info it worked if it ends with ok
1 verbose cli [ 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe',
1 verbose cli 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js',
1 verbose cli 'start' ]
2 info using npm@3.10.10
3 info using node@v6.10.0
4 verbose run-script [ 'prestart', 'start', 'poststart' ]
5 info lifecycle kibana@4.4.2~prestart: kibana@4.4.2
6 silly lifecycle kibana@4.4.2~prestart: no script for prestart, continuing
7 info lifecycle kibana@4.4.2~start: kibana@4.4.2
8 verbose lifecycle kibana@4.4.2~start: unsafe-perm in lifecycle true
9 verbose lifecycle kibana@4.4.2~start: PATH: C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin;C:\dev\kibana\kibana-4.4.2\node_modules.bin;
10 verbose lifecycle kibana@4.4.2~start: CWD: C:\dev\kibana\kibana-4.4.2
11 silly lifecycle kibana@4.4.2~start: Args: [ '/d /s /c', './bin/kibana --dev' ]
12 silly lifecycle kibana@4.4.2~start: Returned: code: 1 signal: null
13 info lifecycle kibana@4.4.2~start: Failed to exec start script
14 verbose stack Error: kibana@4.4.2 start: ./bin/kibana --dev
14 verbose stack Exit status 1
14 verbose stack at EventEmitter. (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\utils\lifecycle.js:255:16)
14 verbose stack at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
14 verbose stack at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:191:7)
14 verbose stack at ChildProcess. (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\utils\spawn.js:40:14)
14 verbose stack at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
14 verbose stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:191:7)
14 verbose stack at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:877:16)
14 verbose stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:226:5)
15 verbose pkgid kibana@4.4.2
16 verbose cwd C:\dev\kibana\kibana-4.4.2
17 error Windows_NT 6.1.7601
18 error argv "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "start"
19 error node v6.10.0
20 error npm v3.10.10
21 error code ELIFECYCLE
22 error kibana@4.4.2 start: ./bin/kibana --dev
22 error Exit status 1
23 error Failed at the kibana@4.4.2 start script './bin/kibana --dev'.
23 error Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
23 error If you do, this is most likely a problem with the kibana package,
23 error not with npm itself.
23 error Tell the author that this fails on your system:
23 error ./bin/kibana --dev
23 error You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
23 error npm bugs kibana
23 error Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
23 error npm owner ls kibana
23 error There is likely additional logging output above.
24 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

Hi there, thanks for asking this question! It looks like you're using Node v6.10.0 and NPM v3.10.10, but Kibana 4 requires you to use Node v4.3.2 and NPM v2.14.21. Could you try switching to these versions and let me know if this solves your problem?

I recommend using NVM for easily changing Node versions.

Thanks,
CJ

Thank you and I believe you are right.
After posted the question I went to read the Contributeing.md. There is
nvm install "$(cat .node-version)" and I went to check the .node-version file. I can see it is using 4.3.2. I am in the middle of doing that. Will update back......

Thanks again

I got the version straight out. But the node-gyp kept give me errors. First it complains python not find so I installed python and it seems fine.

But now I keep getting this "unable to get local issuer certificate" error even I set strict-ssl to false false. I am behind corporate firewall.

C:\dev\kibana\kibana>npm config set strict-ssl false

C:\dev\kibana\kibana>npm install

bcrypt@0.8.7 install C:\dev\kibana\kibana\node_modules\libesvm\node_modules\bc
rypt
node-gyp rebuild

C:\dev\kibana\kibana\node_modules\libesvm\node_modules\bcrypt>if not defined npm
_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Users\yangg\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v4.3.2\node_modules\n
pm\bin\node-gyp-bin\....\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild ) els
e (node rebuild )
gyp WARN install got an error, rolling back install
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: unable to get local issuer certificate
gyp ERR! stack at Error (native)
gyp ERR! stack at TLSSocket. (_tls_wrap.js:1016:38)
gyp ERR! stack at emitNone (events.js:67:13)
gyp ERR! stack at TLSSocket.emit (events.js:166:7)
gyp ERR! stack at TLSSocket._finishInit (_tls_wrap.js:585:8)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7601
gyp ERR! command "c:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Users\yangg\AppDat
a\Roaming\nvm\v4.3.2\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gy
p.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd C:\dev\kibana\kibana\node_modules\libesvm\node_modules\bcrypt
gyp ERR! node -v v4.3.2
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.0.3
gyp ERR! not ok

dtrace-provider@0.6.0 install C:\dev\kibana\kibana\node_modules\bunyan\node_mo
dules\dtrace-provider
node scripts/install.js

utf-8-validate@1.2.2 install C:\dev\kibana\kibana\node_modules\karma\node_modu
les\socket.io\node_modules\engine.io\node_modules\ws\node_modules\utf-8-validate

node-gyp rebuild

Thanks a lot
-rockdale

Hmm weird. This looks like an NPM error (unrelated to Kibana). Were you able to solve this?

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