Node installation for development

Questions
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I am following this manual: Run your node locally | n8n Docs
Ran all the commands and getting this error when installing node:

Error installing new package
Error loading package "n8n-nodes-convertapi" :npm package not found

Took node example from: GitHub - n8n-io/n8n-nodes-starter: Example starter module for custom n8n nodes.

The only difference from the malual was that I ran instead of npm link ran this sudo npm link.

What else should be done to start developing and debugging n8n node?

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It looks like your topic is missing some important information. Could you provide the following if applicable.

  • n8n version:
  • Database (default: SQLite):
  • n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main):
  • Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app):
  • Operating system:
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n8n version: 1.34.2
Database (default: SQLite): SQLite
n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main): default
Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app): npx n8n start
Operating system: Ubuntu

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Hey @Jonas_Jasas,

Welcome to the community :cake:

The erorr is saying your package can’t be found whcih would suggest some steps have been missed. Can you list the exact steps you ran and the folders you ran in them along with the output?

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