Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package '@sveltejs/kit' on production build

[sphinxc0re]

Describe the bug
When I create a new SvelteKit project with the node adapter and try to use the files in the build directory, I get the following error:

Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package '@sveltejs/kit' imported from [...]

Logs

internal/process/esm_loader.js:74
    internalBinding('errors').triggerUncaughtException(
                              ^

Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package '@sveltejs/kit' imported from [REDACTED]/app.js
    at packageResolve (internal/modules/esm/resolve.js:655:9)
    at moduleResolve (internal/modules/esm/resolve.js:696:18)
    at Loader.defaultResolve [as _resolve] (internal/modules/esm/resolve.js:810:11)
    at Loader.resolve (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:86:40)
    at Loader.getModuleJob (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:230:28)
    at ModuleWrap.<anonymous> (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:56:40)
    at link (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:55:36) {
  code: 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND'
}

To Reproduce

• create a new SvelteKit skeleton project
• add adapter-node to it
• make sure all the deps have "next" as version
• yarn && yarn build
• isolate the build directory (I only want the production files in my production environment) by moving it somewhere else
• add a package.json file to the directory with the contents: { "type": "module" } (for ESM)
• node . <- This is what triggers the bug

Expected behavior

I expect the build directory to contain everything that is needed to run the app in isolation. Adding the small package.json file is another thing that I do not want to do myself.

When running node . the server should just run.

Information about your SvelteKit Installation:

Diagnostics

  System:
    OS: macOS 11.2.3
    CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4870HQ CPU @ 2.50GHz
    Memory: 5.37 GB / 16.00 GB
    Shell: 5.8 - /bin/zsh
  Binaries:
    Node: 14.16.0 - ~/.volta/tools/image/node/14.16.0/bin/node
    Yarn: 1.22.10 - ~/.volta/tools/image/yarn/1.22.10/bin/yarn
    npm: 7.7.0 - ~/.volta/tools/image/npm/7.7.0/bin/npm
  Browsers:
    Chrome: 90.0.4430.85
    Firefox: 87.0
    Safari: 14.0.3
  npmPackages:
    @sveltejs/kit: ^1.0.0-next.74 => 1.0.0-next.91 
    svelte: ^3.29.0 => 3.37.0 
    vite: ^2.2.2 => 2.2.3 

• Your adapter: Node

Severity
It's kind of annoying as I really want my production setup to be ready, but it doesn't stop me from development.

Additional context
All the above steps are done in a Dockerfile for production but I was able to reproduce it outside as well

Dockerfile

FROM node:14-alpine as build

ARG VITE_API_URL

RUN mkdir /svelte-build
WORKDIR /svelte-build

ENV VITE_API_URL=${VITE_API_URL}

COPY . .
RUN yarn && yarn build

FROM node:14-alpine as production

RUN addgroup -S app && adduser -S app -G app

RUN mkdir /app && chown app:app /app

USER app

WORKDIR /app

RUN echo '{ "type": "module" }' > /app/package.json
COPY --chown=app:app --from=build /svelte-build/build/ /app

EXPOSE 3000

CMD node index.js

[Conduitry]

I ran into this the other day. (cc @Rich-Harris) Rich agreed that this was probably actually a bug. The server-side output that's sent to the Node adapter should probably be re-bundled within the adapter itself, like is happening for some other adapters. @sveltejs/kit shouldn't be an external prod dependency of the built, adapted Node app. When this re-bundling happens, probably everything in devDependencies (that is, @sveltejs/kit and whatever other dependencies you've added) should be included in the server-side bundle.

In the meantime as a workaround, you can move @sveltejs/kit and any other dependencies your app needs at runtime from devDependencies to dependencies but this obviously isn't a great solution.

[discorainman]

Same issue and above workaround did NOT work for me. Now it complains about missing svelte module. Does not matter if svelte is in devDependencies or dependencies.

[katkrasinsk]

Same issue with me. Trying deploying to heroku using adapter-node
complete log:

2021-05-26T13:05:39.000000+00:00 app[api]: Build succeeded
2021-05-26T13:05:41.632730+00:00 heroku[web.1]: Starting process with command `npm start`
2021-05-26T13:05:48.381759+00:00 app[web.1]:
2021-05-26T13:05:48.381783+00:00 app[web.1]: > [email protected] start /app
2021-05-26T13:05:48.381784+00:00 app[web.1]: > node build
2021-05-26T13:05:48.381784+00:00 app[web.1]:
2021-05-26T13:05:48.727284+00:00 app[web.1]: internal/process/esm_loader.js:74
2021-05-26T13:05:48.727483+00:00 app[web.1]: internalBinding('errors').triggerUncaughtException(
2021-05-26T13:05:48.727485+00:00 app[web.1]: ^
2021-05-26T13:05:48.727485+00:00 app[web.1]:
2021-05-26T13:05:48.727486+00:00 app[web.1]: Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package '@sveltejs/kit' imported from /app/build/app.js
2021-05-26T13:05:48.727487+00:00 app[web.1]: at packageResolve (internal/modules/esm/resolve.js:655:9)
2021-05-26T13:05:48.727487+00:00 app[web.1]: at moduleResolve (internal/modules/esm/resolve.js:696:18)
2021-05-26T13:05:48.727488+00:00 app[web.1]: at Loader.defaultResolve [as _resolve] (internal/modules/esm/resolve.js:810:11)
2021-05-26T13:05:48.727488+00:00 app[web.1]: at Loader.resolve (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:88:40)
2021-05-26T13:05:48.727489+00:00 app[web.1]: at Loader.getModuleJob (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:241:28)
2021-05-26T13:05:48.727489+00:00 app[web.1]: at ModuleWrap. (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:56:40)
2021-05-26T13:05:48.727490+00:00 app[web.1]: at link (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:55:36) {
2021-05-26T13:05:48.727490+00:00 app[web.1]: code: 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND'
2021-05-26T13:05:48.727491+00:00 app[web.1]: }
2021-05-26T13:05:48.783848+00:00 app[web.1]: npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
2021-05-26T13:05:48.783850+00:00 app[web.1]: npm ERR! errno 1
2021-05-26T13:05:48.799210+00:00 app[web.1]: npm ERR! [email protected] start: `node build`
2021-05-26T13:05:48.799211+00:00 app[web.1]: npm ERR! Exit status 1
2021-05-26T13:05:48.799212+00:00 app[web.1]: npm ERR!
2021-05-26T13:05:48.799213+00:00 app[web.1]: npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] start script.
2021-05-26T13:05:48.799214+00:00 app[web.1]: npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.
2021-05-26T13:05:49.642211+00:00 app[web.1]:
2021-05-26T13:05:49.654457+00:00 app[web.1]: npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
2021-05-26T13:05:49.654641+00:00 app[web.1]: npm ERR!     /app/.npm/_logs/2021-05-26T13_05_48_797Z-debug.log
2021-05-26T13:05:49.805437+00:00 heroku[web.1]: Process exited with status 1
2021-05-26T13:05:49.911449+00:00 heroku[web.1]: State changed from starting to crashed
2021-05-26T13:14:45.371410+00:00 heroku[router]: at=error code=H10 desc="App crashed" method=GET path="/" host=mbaw.herokuapp.com request_id=eea42cf2-42a7-4ebf-a32d-65d92f4f638b fwd="187.8.172.13" dyno= connect= service= status=503 bytes= protocol=https
2021-05-26T13:14:45.904804+00:00 heroku[router]: at=error code=H10 desc="App crashed" method=GET path="/favicon.ico" host=mbaw.herokuapp.com request_id=1319728b-26fb-49c9-bd22-dadf50c29172 fwd="187.8.172.13" dyno= connect= service= status=503 bytes= protocol=https

[utkarshkukreti]

@katkrasinsk is @sveltejs/kit in your dependencies or devDependencies? I'm using the following successfully to deploy in production for several weeks now (same as the workaround as @Conduitry mentioned):

  "dependencies": {
    "@sveltejs/adapter-node": "next",
    "@sveltejs/kit": "next"
  }

[katkrasinsk]

@utkarshkukreti tried with the 'workaround' and still, it then complains on svelte missing:
Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package 'svelte' imported from /app/build/app.js, as @discorainman reported. By the way, I tried also adapter-begin and it fails even earlier in building in my machine. But I am still investigating any error on my part.

[utkarshkukreti]

@katkrasinsk what if you add svelte to dependencies too?

[katkrasinsk]

@utkarshkukreti it does work with adding svelte as dep, but I got a much bigger build, anyway, I am with this solution in order to continue developing the app.

[ghost]

I noticed that I didn't have "@sveltejs/adapter-node" in my dependencies. Now it's building fine. I wonder if others are doing this by mistake as well.

[bitdom8]

I have the same error after latest updates:

[ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find module '/usr/local/lsws/nodes/bitfinicon/.svelte-kit/output/server/internal.js' imported from /usr/local/lsws/nodes/node_modules/@sveltejs/kit/src/exports/vite/preview/index.js

[helenawsu]

I encountered the same error: Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find module '/Users/helena/svelte/personal-website/.svelte-kit/output/routes/blog/0/+page.md' imported from /Users/helena/svelte/personal-website/.svelte-kit/output/server/chunks/index2.js

[geoffrich]

@bitdom8 @helenawsu commenting on 2-year-old closed issues will not usually get a helpful response. If you're encountering a new bug with SvelteKit, please open a new issue with a minimal reproduction

[helenawsu]

I encountered the same error: Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find module '/Users/helena/svelte/personal-website/.svelte-kit/output/routes/blog/0/+page.md' imported from /Users/helena/svelte/personal-website/.svelte-kit/output/server/chunks/index2.js

The reason to this was I was using adaptor-static and used dynamic import. I can't build static with dynamic import.

[mdulc928]

Does quitting VSCode and restarting it back up work for anyone? It worked for me.