{"id":2241,"date":"2025-07-01T13:12:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T13:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devopsconsulting.in\/blog\/?p=2241"},"modified":"2025-07-01T13:12:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T13:12:28","slug":"syntaxerror-unexpected-reserved-word-in-vite-npm-run-build-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsconsulting.in\/blog\/syntaxerror-unexpected-reserved-word-in-vite-npm-run-build-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"SyntaxError: Unexpected reserved word&#8221; in Vite (npm run build) &#8211; Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When attempting to build a project using Vite, you may encounter a <code>SyntaxError: Unexpected reserved word<\/code>. This error typically points to a specific line in a Vite-related file and is a common issue for developers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The full error message often appears as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">text<code>root@ip-172-7825752:\/opt\/lampp\/htdocs\/motoshare.in# npm run build\n&gt; build\n&gt; vite build\n\nfile:\/\/\/opt\/lampp\/htdocs\/motoshare.in\/node_modules\/vite\/bin\/vite.js:7\nawait import(\u2018source-map-support\u2019).then((r) =&gt; r.default.install())\n^^^^^\n\nSyntaxError: Unexpected reserved word\nat Loader.moduleStrategy (internal\/modules\/esm\/translators.js:133:18)\nat async link (internal\/modules\/esm\/module_job.js:42:21)\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>This problem occurs in various development environments, including those using Laravel, React, or Electron with Vite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cause of the Error<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary cause of the <code>SyntaxError: Unexpected reserved word<\/code> is an <strong>incompatible or outdated version of Node.js<\/strong>. Modern development tools like Vite use recent JavaScript features, such as top-level <code>await<\/code>, which are not supported by older Node.js versions. For example, using Vite with Laravel 9 requires Node.js version 16 or higher. Developers have reported encountering this error with Node.js versions like 12 and 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To resolve this error, you must update or switch to a compatible version of Node.js. Using Node Version Manager (nvm) is a common and effective way to manage and switch between different Node.js versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow these steps to fix the issue:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Check your current Node.js version<\/strong> by running the following command in your terminal: bash<code>node -v<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Install a newer version of Node.js<\/strong> using nvm. Versions such as 16, 18, 21, or 22 have been shown to resolve the issue. 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