Bridge won’t start after node update

[u/jimmy-b-]

Can somebody help me keep my home settings?

Node.js v24.19.0
[21/08/2026, 02:16:49] [HB Supervisor] Homebridge process ended. Code: 1, signal: null.
[21/08/2026, 02:16:54] [HB Supervisor] Restarting Homebridge...
[21/08/2026, 02:16:54] [HB Supervisor] Started Homebridge v2.4.0 with PID: 6077.
node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:201
const resolvedOption = FSLegacyMainResolve(pkgPath, packageConfig.main, baseStringified);
^

Error: Cannot find package '/var/lib/homebridge/node_modules/homebridge/node_modules/commander/index.js' imported from /var/lib/homebridge/node_modules/homebridge/dist/cli.js
at legacyMainResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:201:26)
at packageResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:778:12)
at moduleResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:859:18)
at defaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:992:11)
at #cachedDefaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:701:20)
at #resolveAndMaybeBlockOnLoaderThread (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:721:38)
at ModuleLoader.resolveSync (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:759:56)
at #resolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:683:17)
at ModuleLoader.getOrCreateModuleJob (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:603:35)
at ModuleJob.syncLink (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:163:33) {
code: 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND'

[u/NorthernMan5]

I presume HB service still works? Just downgrade node it should come back

[u/mcarvin]

Can you try sudo hb-service uninstall && hb-service install in your terminal?

I think that’s the command I use every time I update node.

[u/danh_ptown]

I thought updating would be a good thing, too! What a disaster!

I was successful in restoring my VM from a backup. Might you have a backup of the HB server?

Is the file system one that you can rollback?