How to Update Node.js and NPM

Node.js 16 is recommended to run Shinobi

By : Moe Alam

Date Added : Wed Jul 26 2017 18:17:16 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Last Updated : Tue May 10 2022 17:55:34 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Updating Node.js for Shinobi

Node.js version 16 is the currently recommended version.

1. Update System (can skip if you did this recently) 

sudo apt update
sudo apt -y upgrade

2. Install Node.js repo 

sudo apt update
sudo apt -y install curl dirmngr apt-transport-https lsb-release ca-certificates
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo -E bash -

3. Now you can update node.js with the following 

sudo apt -y install nodejs

4. Update npm with the following 

npm i npm -g

5. You may also consider updating these critical packages but if you already have a stable version of Shinobi running its not necessary. 

sudo apt -y install gcc g++ make

6. Update PM2, the daemonizer 

npm install pm2@latest -g

7. Reinstall Shinobi modules with the new node version as a base. 

cd /home/Shinobi
rm -rf node_modules
sh UPDATE.sh
pm2 restart all