Missing internal npm dependency (promise-retry module) in build environment

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AAllenChouDEVELOPER3/27/2026

#9 [build 3/6] RUN npm update -g npm

#9 10.72 npm error code MODULE_NOT_FOUND

#9 10.72 npm error Cannot find module 'promise-retry'

#9 10.72 npm error Require stack:

#9 10.72 npm error - /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/rebuild.js

#9 10.72 npm error - /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/index.js

#9 10.72 npm error - /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/index.js

#9 10.72 npm error - /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/libnpmfund/lib/index.js

#9 10.72 npm error - /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/reify-output.js

#9 10.72 npm error - /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/reify-finish.js

#9 10.72 npm error - /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/commands/update.js

#9 10.72 npm error - /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/npm.js

#9 10.72 npm error - /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cli/entry.js

#9 10.72 npm error - /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cli.js

#9 10.72 npm error - /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js

#9 10.72 npm error A complete log of this run can be found in: /root/.npm/_logs/2026-03-27T15_24_55_335Z-debug-0.log

#9 ERROR: process "/bin/sh -c npm update -g npm" did not complete successfully: exit code: 1

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> [build 3/6] RUN npm update -g npm:

10.72 npm error - /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/index.js

10.72 npm error - /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/libnpmfund/lib/index.js

10.72 npm error - /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/reify-output.js

10.72 npm error - /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/reify-finish.js

10.72 npm error - /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/commands/update.js

10.72 npm error - /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/npm.js

10.72 npm error - /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cli/entry.js

10.72 npm error - /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cli.js

10.72 npm error - /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js

10.72 npm error A complete log of this run can be found in: /root/.npm/_logs/2026-03-27T15_24_55_335Z-debug-0.log

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🔴 Build Failed. Reason: build image: build failed: failed to solve: process "/bin/sh -c npm update -g npm" did not complete successfully: exit

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CCanEMPLOYEE3/29/2026

Hello, this is a known build issue.

The build failure occurs because the system encounters a compatibility issue with the missing promise-retry module when automatically running npm update -g npm.

You can resolve this by adding an engines field to your package.json:

{
 "engines": {
 "npm": ">=10"
 }
}

After adding it, please redeploy. Let me know if this resolves the issue.

AAnonymous4/2/2026

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