Node red contrib modbus cannot install

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Hello

I had a node red contrib modbus palette installed on venus large, but I had to reset everything. Now I cannot install the palette anymore because the latest version 5.60.1 requires node.js to be version 22, and in official Venus large 3.75 it is not. How can i install this palette?

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Try the current venus beta?

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Did anyone try the newest beta?

I am stil running Stable 3.75.

Seems like socketcan now also needs some newer node.js > 22.0.0 stuff accoring to the log of me failing to update sockecan and modbus:

2026-08-04T10:19:56.632Z Installieren : node-red-contrib-socketcan 1.4.2

2026-08-04T10:19:56.858Z npm install --no-audit --no-update-notifier --no-fund --save --save-prefix=~ --omit=dev --engine-strict node-red-contrib-socketcan@1.4.2
2026-08-04T10:20:10.988Z [err] npm error code EBADENGINE
2026-08-04T10:20:10.989Z [err] npm error engine Unsupported engine
2026-08-04T10:20:10.989Z [err] npm error engine Not compatible with your version of node/npm: socketcan@4.2.3
2026-08-04T10:20:10.990Z [err] npm error notsup Not compatible with your version of node/npm: socketcan@4.2.3
2026-08-04T10:20:10.990Z [err] npm error notsup Required: {"node":">=22.0.0"}
2026-08-04T10:20:10.990Z [err] npm error notsup Actual:   {"npm":"10.8.2","node":"v20.20.2"}
2026-08-04T10:20:11.013Z [err] npm error A complete log of this run can be found in: /data/home/nodered/.npm/_logs/2026-08-04T10_19_58_546Z-debug-0.log
2026-08-04T10:20:11.049Z rc=1




2026-08-04T10:27:55.929Z Installieren : node-red-contrib-modbus 5.60.1

2026-08-04T10:27:56.110Z npm install --no-audit --no-update-notifier --no-fund --save --save-prefix=~ --omit=dev --engine-strict node-red-contrib-modbus@5.60.1
2026-08-04T10:28:12.607Z [err] npm error code EBADENGINE
2026-08-04T10:28:12.611Z [err] npm error engine Unsupported engine
2026-08-04T10:28:12.623Z [err] npm error engine Not compatible with your version of node/npm: node-red-contrib-modbus@5.60.1
2026-08-04T10:28:12.623Z [err] npm error notsup Not compatible with your version of node/npm: node-red-contrib-modbus@5.60.1
2026-08-04T10:28:12.623Z [err] npm error notsup Required: {"node":">=22"}
2026-08-04T10:28:12.623Z [err] npm error notsup Actual:   {"npm":"10.8.2","node":"v20.20.2"}
2026-08-04T10:28:12.682Z [err] npm error A complete log of this run can be found in: /data/home/nodered/.npm/_logs/2026-08-04T10_27_57_679Z-debug-0.log
2026-08-04T10:28:12.756Z rc=1

Are there any plans to update node-red in a future Venus.OS?

Best Regards!

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It is constantly updated in beta and then rolled into the prod version when released.
Beta is 4.1.11 currently.
Why update socketcan if you don’t need to? The older version runs just fine.

Socketcan 1.4.2 installs fine on the current beta.