better_sqlite3 was compiled against a different Node.js version

[D3dWiz]

Error: The module 'path\node_modules\better-sqlite3\build\Release\better_sqlite3.node'
was compiled against a different Node.js version using
NODE_MODULE_VERSION 83. This version of Node.js requires
NODE_MODULE_VERSION 72. Please try re-compiling or re-installing the module (for instance, using npm rebuild or npm install).

tried everything, any ideas?

[adamgen]

I get the same error...

[i-chaochen]

Met the same problem, you need to rebuild and postinstall

In my package.json

  "scripts": {
    "start": "electron .",
    "rebuild": "electron-rebuild -f -w better-sqlite3",
    "postinstall": "electron-builder install-app-deps"
  },

[D3dWiz]

I couldn't fix it but I had to reinstall my PC the next week and the second time I tried installing it it worked.
I'll leave the issue open since other people still have problems.

[itbalance]

Credit goes to https://stackoverflow.com/users/3712591/chitzui, I'm just re-posting here because this worked for me -

From: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46384591/node-was-compiled-against-a-different-node-js-version-using-node-module-version
I had the same problem and nothing mentioned here worked for me. Here is what worked for me:

Require all dependencies you need in the main.js file that is run by electron. (this seemed to be the first important part for me)
1- npm i -D electron-rebuild to add the electron-rebuild package
2- Remove the node-modules folder, as well as the packages-lock.json file.
3- npm i to install all modules.
4- Run ./node_modules/.bin/electron-rebuild to rebuild everything

It is very important to run ./node_modules/.bin/electron-rebuild directly after npm i otherwise it did not work on my mac.

[JoshuaWise]

Duplicate of #545

[quantuminformation]

why is there dep on electron?

[ahoys]

I'll comment here because this was the first Google result about the subject.

I had long lasting issues getting the better-sqlite3 rebuilding to work on Windows 11 and electron-forge. Finally, this was the package.json npm-script that worked:
"rebuild": ".\\node_modules\\.bin\\electron-rebuild.cmd -f -m ./node_modules/better-sqlite3"

Run this with npm run rebuild, not npm rebuild

You don't have to have the rebuild library installed as it is part of electron-forge.

If the rebuild process finishes immediately, it most likely did not do anything despite claiming that the process was a success. This threw me off. The goal is to rebuild what's found in node_modules/better-sqlite3, so go and see if the files have actually been changed.

The CLI arguments found from rebuild repo are valuable when debugging the issue.

[clintharris]

I found that the electron-rebuild command only worked when I used the -m {path to module} flag, as @ahoys suggested.

Not sure, but the fact that my electron app is a sub-project / npm workspace in a monorepo might be related.

[Rehab-Osman]

I tried npm rebuild better_sqlite3 then npm rebuild after upgrading from node 18 to 20 and working perfect with me

[AlexeiKharchev]

IMHO, the problem is node_modules/better_sqlite3/build/config.gypi has line
node_module_version": 120,

[viniciusteixeiradias]

IMHO, the problem is node_modules/better_sqlite3/build/config.gypi has line node_module_version": 120,

Any solution for that?

[runrennerrun]

I tried npm rebuild better_sqlite3 then npm rebuild after upgrading from node 18 to 20 and working perfect with me

worked for me also 💪