Error Cannot find module 'turndown' coming while starting flowise

[kumarroopesh]

Hi All,
I am trying to run flowise on my machine (Windows 11 Home).
I executed npm install -g flowise command successfully.
But while running flowise start, it gives me error.
Here is the error deail
» ModuleLoadError: [MODULE_NOT_FOUND] require failed to load
» C:\Users\krroo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\flowise\dist\commands\start.js: Cannot find module 'turndown'
» Require stack:
» - C:\Users\krroo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\flowise\node_modules\flowise-components\dist\src\utils.js
» - C:\Users\krroo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\flowise\node_modules\flowise-components\dist\src\index.js
» - C:\Users\krroo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\flowise\dist\utils\index.js
» - C:\Users\krroo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\flowise\dist\index.js
» - C:\Users\krroo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\flowise\dist\commands\start.js
» - C:\Users\krroo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\flowise\node_modules@oclif\core\lib\module-loader.js
» - C:\Users\krroo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\flowise\node_modules@oclif\core\lib\config\plugin.js
» - C:\Users\krroo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\flowise\node_modules@oclif\core\lib\config\config.js
» - C:\Users\krroo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\flowise\node_modules@oclif\core\lib\config\index.js
» - C:\Users\krroo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\flowise\node_modules@oclif\core\lib\command.js
» - C:\Users\krroo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\flowise\node_modules@oclif\core\lib\index.js
» - C:\Users\krroo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\flowise\bin\run
» Code: MODULE_NOT_FOUND

Please help. What am I missing, I tried installing turndown separately also, but still it is not working.

[ismaildasci]

the turndown module is missing from the global installation. this is a known issue with npm global installs on windows.

try these fixes:

1. install turndown globally:

npm install -g turndown

2. if that doesnt work, clear npm cache and reinstall:

npm cache clean --force
npm uninstall -g flowise
npm install -g flowise

3. alternative: use npx instead of global install:

npx flowise start

4. if still failing, the best way is to run flowise from source:

git clone https://github.com/FlowiseAI/Flowise.git
cd Flowise
npm install
npm run build
npm run start

5. or use docker which avoids all these dependency issues:

docker run -d -p 3000:3000 flowiseai/flowise

6. check your node version. flowise works best with node 18 or 20:

node --version

if using older node, upgrade with nvm-windows.

the root cause is that npm global installs sometimes dont install all nested dependencies correctly on windows. the docker or source install methods are more reliable.

[kumarroopesh]

Thanks @ismaildasci ,
I will check all ways and update.