Error initializing in terminal

Hey guys!

This error is occurring when I try to run n8n on my local terminal. Any suggestions on what it might be?

Sadly no idea but should not be an n8n issue. So best to Google the error and see if you find a helpful answer there like for example:

Hi!
Thanks for the support!
I found a solution in the following topic (for future references here on the forum):

Have a great week, @jan!

It worked but why can not I run it outside my .n8n folder?

Hey @MICHAELHANNA-GEP, welcome to the community!

I am very sorry to hear you’re having trouble. You shouldn’t need to run n8n from inside your .n8n folder. Are you getting any errors when doing so? If so, would that be the same error as discussed here? If not, could you open a separate topic with more information on how to reproduce your specific problem.