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[Bug]: yarn install:server does not work #1860

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opened 2026-02-28 19:56:31 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 3 comments
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Originally created by @pogman-code on GitHub (Feb 14, 2025).

Verified issue does not already exist?

  • I have searched and found no existing issue

What happened?

The new script yarn install:server does not work out of the box but yarn workspaces focus actual-sync --production does.

As per the documentation (https://actualbudget.org/docs/install/local#installing-actual) it seems that it should work.
I tried with several version of node/npm with the same result, above example uses v18.16.0 as specified in .nvmrc

I looked a bit online but most answer suggest to run yarn install first, that kind of lose the purpose of yarn install:server that is supposed to perform a "light" install, right?

How can we reproduce the issue?

user@localhost ~ $ git clone https://github.com/actualbudget/actual.git               
Cloning into 'actual'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 55157, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (402/402), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (276/276), done.
remote: Total 55157 (delta 243), reused 130 (delta 126), pack-reused 54755 (from 3)
Receiving objects: 100% (55157/55157), 210.86 MiB | 40.61 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (39757/39757), done.



user@localhost ~ $ cd actual 
Found '/home/user/actual/.nvmrc' with version <v18.16.0>
Downloading and installing node v18.16.0...
Downloading https://nodejs.org/dist/v18.16.0/node-v18.16.0-linux-x64.tar.xz...
######################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################## 100.0%
Computing checksum with sha256sum
Checksums matched!
Now using node v18.16.0 (npm v9.5.1)



user@localhost actual (master v23.1.12+) $ yarn install:server         
Usage Error: Couldn't find the node_modules state file - running an install might help (findPackageLocation)

$ yarn run [--inspect] [--inspect-brk] [-T,--top-level] [-B,--binaries-only] [--require #0] <scriptName> ...



user@localhost actual (master v23.1.12+) $ yarn workspaces focus actual-sync --production
➤ YN0000: · Yarn 4.3.1
➤ YN0000: ┌ Resolution step
➤ YN0085: │ - 7zip-bin@npm:5.2.0, @aashutoshrathi/word-wrap@npm:1.2.6, @ampproject/remapping@npm:2.2.1, @antfu/utils@npm:0.7.10, @apideck/better-ajv-errors@npm:0.3.6, @babel/code-frame@npm:7.24.7, @babel/code-frame@npm:7.26.2, @babel/compat-data@npm:7.23.5, @babel/compat-data@npm:7.26.5, and 1911 more.
➤ YN0000: └ Completed
➤ YN0000: ┌ Fetch step
➤ YN0013: │ 277 packages were added to the project (+ 18.54 MiB).
➤ YN0000: └ Completed in 2s 170ms
➤ YN0000: ┌ Link step
➤ YN0007: │ bcrypt@npm:5.1.1 must be built because it never has been before or the last one failed
➤ YN0007: │ better-sqlite3@npm:11.7.0 must be built because it never has been before or the last one failed
➤ YN0000: └ Completed in 1s 692ms
➤ YN0000: · Done in 3s 951ms

Where are you hosting Actual?

Locally via Yarn

What browsers are you seeing the problem on?

Other

Operating System

Linux

Originally created by @pogman-code on GitHub (Feb 14, 2025). ### Verified issue does not already exist? - [x] I have searched and found no existing issue ### What happened? The new script `yarn install:server` does not work out of the box but `yarn workspaces focus actual-sync --production` does. As per the documentation (https://actualbudget.org/docs/install/local#installing-actual) it seems that it should work. I tried with several version of node/npm with the same result, above example uses v18.16.0 as specified in `.nvmrc` I looked a bit online but most answer suggest to run `yarn install` first, that kind of lose the purpose of `yarn install:server` that is supposed to perform a "light" install, right? ### How can we reproduce the issue? ```sh user@localhost ~ $ git clone https://github.com/actualbudget/actual.git Cloning into 'actual'... remote: Enumerating objects: 55157, done. remote: Counting objects: 100% (402/402), done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (276/276), done. remote: Total 55157 (delta 243), reused 130 (delta 126), pack-reused 54755 (from 3) Receiving objects: 100% (55157/55157), 210.86 MiB | 40.61 MiB/s, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (39757/39757), done. user@localhost ~ $ cd actual Found '/home/user/actual/.nvmrc' with version <v18.16.0> Downloading and installing node v18.16.0... Downloading https://nodejs.org/dist/v18.16.0/node-v18.16.0-linux-x64.tar.xz... ######################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################## 100.0% Computing checksum with sha256sum Checksums matched! Now using node v18.16.0 (npm v9.5.1) user@localhost actual (master v23.1.12+) $ yarn install:server Usage Error: Couldn't find the node_modules state file - running an install might help (findPackageLocation) $ yarn run [--inspect] [--inspect-brk] [-T,--top-level] [-B,--binaries-only] [--require #0] <scriptName> ... user@localhost actual (master v23.1.12+) $ yarn workspaces focus actual-sync --production ➤ YN0000: · Yarn 4.3.1 ➤ YN0000: ┌ Resolution step ➤ YN0085: │ - 7zip-bin@npm:5.2.0, @aashutoshrathi/word-wrap@npm:1.2.6, @ampproject/remapping@npm:2.2.1, @antfu/utils@npm:0.7.10, @apideck/better-ajv-errors@npm:0.3.6, @babel/code-frame@npm:7.24.7, @babel/code-frame@npm:7.26.2, @babel/compat-data@npm:7.23.5, @babel/compat-data@npm:7.26.5, and 1911 more. ➤ YN0000: └ Completed ➤ YN0000: ┌ Fetch step ➤ YN0013: │ 277 packages were added to the project (+ 18.54 MiB). ➤ YN0000: └ Completed in 2s 170ms ➤ YN0000: ┌ Link step ➤ YN0007: │ bcrypt@npm:5.1.1 must be built because it never has been before or the last one failed ➤ YN0007: │ better-sqlite3@npm:11.7.0 must be built because it never has been before or the last one failed ➤ YN0000: └ Completed in 1s 692ms ➤ YN0000: · Done in 3s 951ms ``` ### Where are you hosting Actual? Locally via Yarn ### What browsers are you seeing the problem on? Other ### Operating System Linux
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GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 19:56:32 -06:00
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@MikesGlitch commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2025):

Thanks for raising. Looks like an annoying yarn issue - it doesn't let you run scripts unless you've done an install 🤦‍♂ . Funnily enough, npm seems to work:

npm run install:server

I'll have a look. We may have to remove the script.

@MikesGlitch commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2025): Thanks for raising. Looks like an annoying yarn issue - it doesn't let you run scripts unless you've done an install 🤦‍♂ . Funnily enough, npm seems to work: ``` npm run install:server ``` I'll have a look. We may have to remove the script.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 19:56:32 -06:00
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@pogman-code commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2025):

I have seen some discussions about this being an issue with recent versions of yarn.

I guess as long as we can run yarn workspaces focus actual-sync --production, that OK 🤷

@pogman-code commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2025): I have seen some discussions about this being an issue with recent versions of yarn. I guess as long as we can run `yarn workspaces focus actual-sync --production`, that OK 🤷
GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 19:56:32 -06:00
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@MikesGlitch commented on GitHub (Feb 17, 2025):

Have updated the docs: https://github.com/actualbudget/docs/pull/645

The change is to run the command without the script for now. Closing this.

@MikesGlitch commented on GitHub (Feb 17, 2025): Have updated the docs: https://github.com/actualbudget/docs/pull/645 The change is to run the command without the script for now. Closing this.
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