# Kibana dev environment - npm start error **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [March 8, 2017, 6:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dev-environment-npm-start-error/77870 "2017-03-08T18:39:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rockdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f6c823/32.png) [@rockdale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rockdale)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2017, 6:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dev-environment-npm-start-error/77870/1 "2017-03-08T18:39:30Z")
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] ---
**Author:** ![cjcenizal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/cjcenizal/32/11216_2.png) [@cjcenizal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cjcenizal)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2017, 7:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dev-environment-npm-start-error/77870/2 "2017-03-08T19:25:54Z")
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](https://github.com/creationix/nvm) for easily changing Node versions. Thanks, CJ ---
**Author:** ![rockdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f6c823/32.png) [@rockdale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rockdale)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2017, 7:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dev-environment-npm-start-error/77870/3 "2017-03-08T19:54:25Z")
Thank you and I believe you are right. After posted the question I went to read the [Contributeing.md](http://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 ---
**Author:** ![rockdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f6c823/32.png) [@rockdale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rockdale)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dev-environment-npm-start-error/77870/4 "2017-03-08T20:44:44Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![cjcenizal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/cjcenizal/32/11216_2.png) [@cjcenizal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cjcenizal)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dev-environment-npm-start-error/77870/5 "2017-03-23T17:17:10Z")
Hmm weird. This looks like an NPM error (unrelated to Kibana). Were you able to solve this? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dev-environment-npm-start-error/77870/6 "2017-04-20T17:17:32Z")
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