Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package 'dns' imported

[lakshyabatman]

• Version: "^0.15.4"

• Platform: macos

• Subsystem:

Severity:

Description:

import * as IPFS from 'ipfs-core';

const ipfs = IPFS.create();

(async () => { 
    const res = await ipfs.add("hello world")
    console.log(res);
})()

This is just I'm trying to achieve, but getting this weird error :/

Steps to reproduce the error:

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[lakshyabatman]

And the error I got

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

Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package 'dns' imported from /Users/lakshya/Desktop/projects/week-4/ipfs-upload/node_modules/@multiformats/multiaddr/dist/src/resolvers/dns.js at new NodeError (internal/errors.js:322:7) at packageResolve (internal/modules/esm/resolve.js:732:9) at moduleResolve (internal/modules/esm/resolve.js:773:18) at Loader.defaultResolve [as _resolve] (internal/modules/esm/resolve.js:887:11) at Loader.resolve (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:89:40) at Loader.getModuleJob (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:242:28) at ModuleWrap. (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:76:40) at link (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:75:36) { code: 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND'

[youngnishant]

@lakshyabatman i'm also getting the same error, have you got any solution for it ?

[zakariamouhid]

I also got the same error on NodeJS v14 fixed by upgrading NodeJS to v15+ because ipfs is using multiformats package that is using dns/promises package https://github.com/multiformats/js-multiaddr/blob/master/src/resolvers/dns.ts#L1 and dns/promises works on NodeJS v15+ https://nodejs.org/api/dns.html#dns-promises-api

[youngnishant]

@zakariamouhid thanks and when i tried to deploy it on heroku its giving error that not able to bind port, I've tried everything, can you guide me how can i use heroku hosted ipfs using url?

[zakariamouhid]

@youngnishant I don't know alot about ipfs, I think you should open a new issue for that.

[javaspeak]

I get the same error:

javaspeak@Johns-MacBook-Pro server % npm start dev

> [email protected] start 
/Users/javaspeak/workspace3/symbiont/permanent_node/server
> node server "dev"

 (node:19910) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error 
 [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package 'dns' imported from 

/Users/javaspeak/workspace3/symbiont/permanent_node/server/node_modules/@multiformats/multiaddr/dist/src/resolvers/dns.js at packageResolve (internal/modules/esm/resolve.js:650:9) at moduleResolve (internal/modules/esm/resolve.js:691:18) at Loader.defaultResolve [as _resolve] (internal/modules/esm/resolve.js:805:11) at Loader.resolve (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:88:40) at Loader.getModuleJob (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:241:28) at ModuleWrap. (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:72:40) at link (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:71:36)

I am using ipfs in node. Imported it as follows:

const createIpfs = async () => {

    const { create } = await import('ipfs')

UPDATE: I am using nvm and get the error with:

    v14.17.3
    v15.0.0

I do not get the dns error with:

    v15.7.0

and above

[javaspeak]

I also got the same error on NodeJS v14 fixed by upgrading NodeJS to v15+ because ipfs is using multiformats package that is using dns/promises package https://github.com/multiformats/js-multiaddr/blob/master/src/resolvers/dns.ts#L1 and dns/promises works on NodeJS v15+ https://nodejs.org/api/dns.html#dns-promises-api

I tried:

v15.0.0

and got the same error.

UPDATE: Did NOT get the dns error with:

v15.7.0

[achingbrain]

Please update your version of node to a supported version - 16.x.x at the time of writing, this should resolve your issue as some people in this thread have found.