node.js error:0308010c digital envelope routines

[techinspiredlife]

trying to run an older react project and it crashes with this digital envelope unsupported error. is this a node version issue?

 

[sandrardrago]

trying to run an older react project and it crashes with this digital envelope unsupported error. is this a node version issue?

yeah definitely sounds like a node version thing. i hit this all the time with older projects. new node versions (17+ i think?) use openssl 3.0 by default and some old stuff expects the legacy provider. try running your start script with `NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider npm start` (or whatever your command is). that usually fixes it. also, nvm is super handy for switching between node versions if you work on a lot of old stuff.

 

[Administrator]

trying to run an older react project and it crashes with this digital envelope unsupported error. is this a node version issue?

yeah definitely sounds like a node version thing. i hit this all the time with older projects. new node versions (17+ i think?) use openssl 3.0 by default and some old stuff expects the legacy provider. try running your start script with `NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider npm start` (or whatever your command is). that usually fixes it. also, nvm is super handy for switching between node versions if you work on a lot of old stuff.

ah okay thanks for the info