Setup troubleshooting
A few reported setup hiccups and how to fix them.
Node.js version requirements
Jazz requires Node.js v20 or later due to native module dependencies.
Check your version:
node -v
If you’re on Node 18 or earlier, upgrade via nvm:
nvm install 20 nvm use 20
Required TypeScript Configuration
In order to build successfully with TypeScript, you must ensure that you have the following options configured (either in your tsconfig.json
or using the command line):
skipLibCheck
must betrue
exactOptionalPropertyTypes
must befalse
npx jazz-run: command not found
If, when running:
npx jazz-run sync
you encounter:
sh: jazz-run: command not found
This is often due to an npx cache quirk. (For most apps using Jazz)
- Clear your npx cache:
npx clear-npx-cache
- Rerun the command:
npx jazz-run sync
Node 18 workaround (rebuilding the native module)
If you can’t upgrade to Node 20+, you can rebuild the native better-sqlite3
module for your architecture.
- Install
jazz-run
locally in your project:
pnpm add -D jazz-run
- Find the installed version of better-sqlite3 inside node_modules. It should look like this:
./node_modules/.pnpm/better-sqlite3{version}/node_modules/better-sqlite3
Replace {version}
with your installed version and run:
# Navigate to the installed module and rebuild pushd ./node_modules/.pnpm/better-sqlite3{version}/node_modules/better-sqlite3 && pnpm install && popd
If you get ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils': Linux:
pip install --upgrade setuptools
macOS:
brew install python-setuptools
Workaround originally shared by @aheissenberger on Jun 24, 2025.
Still having trouble?
If none of the above fixes work:
Make sure dependencies installed without errors (pnpm install
).
Double-check your node -v
output matches the required version.
Open an issue on GitHub with:
-
Your OS and version
-
Node.js version
-
Steps you ran and full error output
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