# Npm ERR! Failed at the kibana@5.0.0-snapshot elasticsearch script 'grunt esvm:de v:keepalive'

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/npm-err-failed-at-the-kibana-5-0-0-snapshot-elasticsearch-script-grunt-esvm-de-v-keepalive/45592>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 28, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/npm-err-failed-at-the-kibana-5-0-0-snapshot-elasticsearch-script-grunt-esvm-de-v-keepalive/45592 "2016-03-28T14:04:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![probaner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/probaner/32/36143_2.png) [@probaner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/probaner)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/npm-err-failed-at-the-kibana-5-0-0-snapshot-elasticsearch-script-grunt-esvm-de-v-keepalive/45592/1 "2016-03-28T14:04:54Z")

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I was able to build 'kibana' Source on windows using npm install.  
But now I want to install compatible elasticsearch server using npm. I did: 'npm run elasticsearch', but the issue is following dump: At no cost I was able to bring-up elasticsearch  
`\> kibana@5.0.0-snapshot elasticsearch C:\Users\eprbane\elastic\kibana

> grunt esvm:dev:keepalive

Running "esvm:dev:keepalive" (esvm) task  
starting up "dev" cluster  
Keeping elasticsearch alive, to shutdown press command/control+c  
Fatal error: Cannot read property 'split' of undefined

npm ERR! Windows\_NT 6.1.7601  
npm ERR! argv "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Program Files\nodejs\  
node\_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "run" "elasticsearch"  
npm ERR! node v4.4.1  
npm ERR! npm v2.14.20  
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE  
npm ERR! kibana@5.0.0-snapshot elasticsearch: `grunt esvm:dev:keepalive`  
npm ERR! Exit status 1  
npm ERR!  
npm ERR! Failed at the kibana@5.0.0-snapshot elasticsearch script 'grunt esvm:de  
v:keepalive'.  
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the kibana package,  
npm ERR! not with npm itself.  
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:  
npm ERR! grunt esvm:dev:keepalive  
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:  
npm ERR! npm bugs kibana  
npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:  
npm ERR!  
npm ERR! npm owner ls kibana  
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:  
npm ERR! C:\Users\eprbane\elastic\kibana\npm-debug.log

C:\Users\eprbane\elastic\kibana\>`

Using:  
`C:\Users\eprbane\elastic\kibana\>npm -v  
2.14.20

C:\Users\eprbane\elastic\kibana\>node -v  
v4.4.1

C:\Users\eprbane\elastic\kibana\>`

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**Author:** ![cbuescher](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/cbuescher/32/60402_2.png) [@cbuescher](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cbuescher)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 9:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/npm-err-failed-at-the-kibana-5-0-0-snapshot-elasticsearch-script-grunt-esvm-de-v-keepalive/45592/2 "2016-03-30T09:52:30Z")

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This should probably be asked again in the [kibana forum](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/kibana).

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 11:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/npm-err-failed-at-the-kibana-5-0-0-snapshot-elasticsearch-script-grunt-esvm-de-v-keepalive/45592/3 "2017-07-05T23:04:06Z")

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