ByteStash LXC - Problem with node.js >= 20

[t2lc]

Hello all,

As I was not able to create an account or login after installing ByteStash, I started investigating with my friend Chat GPT :)
The reason everything happened was because the bytestash-backend.service was exited. And the reason why it exited was because opt/bytestash/server/src/oidc/oidcConfig.js has this line:
globalThis.crypto = crypto;

Trying to modify globalThis.crypto seems to be forbidden since node.js > 20 and the script is installing node.js 22.

There are 2 solutions:

1. Modify the oidConfig.js (which I did and it worked)
2. Install node js 18 or 19 (which I did not test)

As I went with first one, here's the steps:

• Open the file: sudo nano /opt/bytestash/server/src/oidc/oidcConfig.js
• Look for globalThis.crypto = crypto;
• Replace by if (!globalThis.crypto) { globalThis.crypto = crypto; }
• Save the changes
• Restart the service: sudo systemctl restart bytestash-backend
• Check if it runs: sudo systemctl status bytestash-backend

Now, if you go to http://your.ip:3000, you should be asked to create an account.

Hope this helps :)

Regards,

Larssen

[tremor021]

Hi Larssen,

thank you for this. I've already made a post on their github asking for a Node 22 support, as Node 18 is EOL pretty much.
Your solution, if working, is temportary patch on a open wound, so to speak.

Have you tested to see if application is fully functional after patching?

#2705 PR up

[t2lc]

For now, what I can say is:

• my backend service is now up and running (no more errors and exit)
• I check that I was asked to create an account on the first launch and create my account -> working
  I'm now login and I'll start using the software ASAP.

I'll keep you posted when I did.

Have a nice day.

Cheers,

[t2lc]

So, I tried to use it a little bit more and it seems ok.

• Adding a snippet => OK
• Modifying a snippet => OK
• Adding a category => OK
• Adding multiple snippet in one snippet => OK
• Global Search => OK
• Category Search => OK
• Language Search => ok
• Settings => when modifying a parameter, it worked => OK

Not sure how it will behave after an update, but for now it's fine :)

Have a nice day.

Cheers,

[tremor021]

The app now supports Node v22 natively. The dev updated it :)

[t2lc]

Tks for the information!

I just updated it and took a look to the config file => globalThis.crypto disappeared!

They must have heard about this post :P

Cheers,