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Dependency installation failed

What is this error?

The package manager could not build a set of versions that satisfies everything your project asked for, or a download failed.

Common Causes

  • Two packages demand incompatible versions of the same dependency.
  • The lockfile and package.json disagree.
  • A package needs a different Node version.
  • Network or registry hiccup.

How to fix it (Check First)

  • 1Read the first error, not the last — the rest are consequences.
  • 2Check the required Node version against the one your host uses.
  • 3Delete node_modules and the lockfile locally, reinstall, and commit the regenerated lockfile.

What NOT to do

  • Do not habitually use --force or --legacy-peer-deps. It hides the conflict until runtime.
  • Do not commit node_modules.

Technical Details

npm's resolver builds a dependency graph satisfying every declared range; ERESOLVE means no valid assignment exists under strict peer rules.