Upgrade node.js version on Rio Groov

[rrradant]

Hi

New to Rio and Node-Red, but not to an awful lot of other stuff.

I’m trying to install node-red-contrib-mssql-plus. I’m trying to do it through the browser and installing via manage palette. The failure I get appears to say that the version of node.js is too old. Am I correct in this, and how does one go about upgrading node.js on the Rio? Via SSH?

Any helps, thanks.

RRR

Here is the failure log:

[Beno]

Welcome to the Opto Forums Russell.

Upgrading nodejs is not currently an option. (Even via shell).
For now, the best option is to find the highest old version of the node you can install.
(I have not used the one you mention, so I don’t have an exact number to suggest).
Terry describes how in this post here:

Installing node-red-node-serialport (EPIC firmware 3.5)

A customer had issues installing node-red-node-serialport at the latest version (2.0.2 at the time of writing) with groov EPIC firmware 3.5, and unfortunately the NPM packages and their prerequisites are out of Opto control, so I dug into it and found a workaround. To get it installed, go to the manage “install nodes” interface from groov Manage Home → Node-RED → Advanced: Node Management, it looks like this… [image] Once you’re there put in the module name node-red-node-serialport and put …

[rrradant]

Thank you Beno. I naively assumed that a quick ssh and package update would do it, I guess I was wrong. I saw the page that Terry uses in his solution, but it wasn’t clear to me what it’s function was. Now I know! Also, sorry for not putting in the actual error message. The forum doesn’t let new users do too much.

I’m very much looking forward to using this system. Thanks again.

RRR