ts_index.md

copyright	years 2017
lastupdated	2017-02-06

{:tsSymptoms: .tsSymptoms} {:tsCauses: .tsCauses} {:tsResolve: .tsResolve} {:new_window: target="_blank"} {:shortdesc: .shortdesc}

SDK for Nodejs troubleshooting

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Here are the answers to common troubleshooting questions about using SDK for Nodejs on {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix}}. {:shortdesc}

Application fails to start with a “No space left on device” error

{: #no_space_left_on_device}

A Nodejs application fails to start with a “No space left on device” error. For example, the error in the logs might look like the following: {: tsSymptoms}

   2017-01-16T14:25:14.61-0500 [CELL/0]     ERR tar: ./app/node_modules/pm2/node_modules/cron/node_modules/moment-timezone/LICENSE: Cannot write: No space left on device

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Nodejs applications using NPM versions prior to version 3 consume more space downloading dependencies. {: tsCauses}

Modify the package.json file for your application to use an NPM version 3 or greater. {: tsResolve}

{
  "name": "myapp",
  "description": "this is my app",
  "version": "0.1",
  "engines": {
     "node": "4.2.4",
     "npm": "3.10.10"
  }
}

{: codeblock}