webpack broken with nodejs 17: digital envelope routines::unsupported

[jdambron]

If upgrading to nodejs 17, the application fails with the following error

Error: error:0308010C:digital envelope routines::unsupported

The issue seems to be related to webpack (see webpack/webpack#14532) and is flagged as critical on their side but not yet fixed.

While waiting for a patch, be careful to stay on nodejs version 16.

[jdambron]

💡 The workaround export NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider works.

[0xdef1cafe]

thanks for the heads up. would you like to create a PR with an .nvmrc file to peg it to 16 (latest stable)?

[technojak]

Odd Nodejs version numbers are canary/unstable versions as Nodejs prepare for the next release. We shouldn't ever use it for applications. Package developers should use it to prepare for future releases that wont work on previous versions.

Some info: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14790017/how-does-node-js-version-numbers-work-and-how-do-i-ensure-compatibility#:~:text=Node%20has%20a%20two%2Dtrack,1%20and%200.8.

[jdambron]

@0xdef1cafe done ✅