Need help with dev run

[x1arch]

I try to run dev in docker (podman) container, based on (docker.io/node:24-trixie).

apt update
apt install -y build-essential python3 make g++ libsqlite3-dev
corepack enable
pnpm install

looks like dependencies installed and pre-build correctly

root@47cc8701894d:/workspaces/Trilium# pnpm install
! Corepack is about to download https://registry.npmjs.org/pnpm/-/pnpm-10.22.0.tgz
? Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y

Scope: all 23 workspace projects
Lockfile is up to date, resolution step is skipped
Packages: +3528
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Downloading @excalidraw/[email protected]: 31.23 MB/31.23 MB, done
Downloading [email protected]: 14.36 MB/14.36 MB, done
Downloading [email protected]: 7.05 MB/7.05 MB, done
Downloading @rolldown/[email protected]: 7.33 MB/7.33 MB, done
Downloading [email protected]: 7.85 MB/7.85 MB, done
Downloading [email protected]: 7.60 MB/7.60 MB, done
Downloading [email protected]: 9.14 MB/9.14 MB, done
Downloading [email protected]: 5.83 MB/5.83 MB, done
Downloading [email protected]: 5.89 MB/5.89 MB, done
Packages are hard linked from the content-addressable store to the virtual store.
  Content-addressable store is at: /workspaces/Trilium/.pnpm-store/v10
  Virtual store is at:             node_modules/.pnpm
Downloading @swc/[email protected]: 16.33 MB/16.33 MB, done
Downloading @swc/[email protected]: 21.77 MB/21.77 MB, done
Downloading @rolldown/[email protected]: 7.36 MB/7.36 MB, done
Downloading [email protected]: 8.37 MB/8.37 MB, done
Progress: resolved 0, reused 0, downloaded 3042, added 3528, done
node_modules/tsx/node_modules/esbuild: Running postinstall script, done in 174ms
node_modules/@parcel/watcher: Running install script, done in 172ms
node_modules/vite/node_modules/esbuild: Running postinstall script, done in 174ms
node_modules/bufferutil: Running install script, done in 222ms
node_modules/utf-8-validate: Running install script, done in 95ms
node_modules/electron: Running postinstall script, done in 5.4s
node_modules/electron-winstaller: Running install script, done in 88ms
node_modules/better-sqlite3: Running install script, done in 965ms
node_modules/esbuild: Running postinstall script, done in 76ms

devDependencies:
+ @triliumnext/server 0.99.5 <- apps/server

╭ Warning ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│                                                                                            │
│   Ignored build scripts: @swc/core, core-js, edgedriver, geckodriver, msw, protobufjs.     │
│   Run "pnpm approve-builds" to pick which dependencies should be allowed to run scripts.   │
│                                                                                            │
╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

. postinstall$ tsx scripts/electron-rebuild.mts
│ Using Electron version from package.json
│ Rebuilding apps/desktop with 38.6.0 for x64...
│ Using Electron version from package.json
│ Rebuilding apps/edit-docs with 38.6.0 for x64...
└─ Done in 1.5s
Done in 37.1s using pnpm v10.22.0

but when I try to run it

root@47cc8701894d:/workspaces/Trilium# pnpm run server:start

> @triliumnext/[email protected] server:start /workspaces/Trilium
> pnpm run --filter server dev


> @triliumnext/[email protected] dev /workspaces/Trilium/apps/server
> cross-env NODE_ENV=development TRILIUM_ENV=dev TRILIUM_DATA_DIR=data TRILIUM_RESOURCE_DIR=src tsx watch --ignore '../client/node_modules/.vite-temp' ./src/main.ts

node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1424
  throw err;
  ^

Error: Cannot find module '/workspaces/Trilium/node_modules/.pnpm/[email protected]/node_modules/tsx/dist/cli.mjs'
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1421:15)
    at defaultResolveImpl (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1059:19)
    at resolveForCJSWithHooks (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1064:22)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1227:37)
    at TracingChannel.traceSync (node:diagnostics_channel:328:14)
    at wrapModuleLoad (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:245:24)
    at Module.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:154:5)
    at node:internal/main/run_main_module:33:47 {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: []
}

Node.js v24.11.1
/workspaces/Trilium/apps/server:
 ERR_PNPM_RECURSIVE_RUN_FIRST_FAIL  @triliumnext/[email protected] dev: `cross-env NODE_ENV=development TRILIUM_ENV=dev TRILIUM_DATA_DIR=data TRILIUM_RESOURCE_DIR=src tsx watch --ignore '../client/node_modules/.vite-temp' ./src/main.ts`
Exit status 1
 ELIFECYCLE  Command failed with exit code 1.

What am I doing wrong?

PS node_modules contains tsx version 4.20.6, node_modules/.pnpm/ contains only one file lock.yaml

[eliandoran]

Could you try to remove node_modules and do pnpm i again?
Also check the version of pnpm, maybe it uses the wrong one despite the use of core pack.

[x1arch]

I do that many times, it's not helped. And now on commit e6810ef (3 hours ago) got the same result.

I tried few different containers:

docker.io/node:24-trixie
docker.io/node:22-trixie
docker.io/node:20-trixie
docker.io/node:22-bookworm
mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/javascript-node:1-20-bullseye
mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/javascript-node:22-bullseye
mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/javascript-node:24-bullseye
mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/javascript-node:20-trixie
mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/javascript-node:22-trixie
mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/javascript-node:24-trixie

As you can see by the logs:

pnpm v10.22.0
Node.js v24.11.1

npm 11.6.2
yarn 1.22.22

Which container do you use for development?

One more thing pnpm run server:test works, I believe it use the same tsx as and server:start.

[x1arch]

Oh, I run it!

Just need to delete all node_modules and .pnpm-store folders, not only from the root. From every directory. apps/server/node_modules, apps/client/node_modules, etc.