Error Cannot find module 'webpack'

[amanbabbar-kipl]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Current behavior

I have a Nestjs application when I run the Nest build command it fails with the error: Cannot find module 'webpack'

Ubuntu: 22.04.2 LTS x86_64
Node v20.11.0
Npm v10.2.4

I have to install the webpack package and then restart my app manually. I have other nestjs projects on the same ubuntu server and don't have any issues with them during the build command

Error:

Error Cannot find module 'webpack'
Require stack:

/var/node/nestjs-demo/node_modules/fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin/lib/issue/issue-webpack-error.js
/var/node/nestjs-demo/node_modules/fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin/lib/hooks/tap-after-compile-to-get-issues.js
/var/node/nestjs-demo/node_modules/fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin/lib/hooks/tap-start-to-run-workers.js
/var/node/nestjs-demo/node_modules/fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin/lib/plugin.js
/var/node/nestjs-demo/node_modules/fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin/lib/index.js
/var/node/nestjs-demo/node_modules/@nestjs/cli/lib/compiler/defaults/webpack-defaults.js
/var/node/nestjs-demo/node_modules/@nestjs/cli/lib/compiler/webpack-compiler.js
/var/node/nestjs-demo/node_modules/@nestjs/cli/actions/build.action.js
/var/node/nestjs-demo/node_modules/@nestjs/cli/actions/index.js
/var/node/nestjs-demo/node_modules/@nestjs/cli/commands/command.loader.js
/var/node/nestjs-demo/node_modules/@nestjs/cli/commands/index.js
/var/node/nestjs-demo/node_modules/@nestjs/cli/bin/nest.js

Minimum reproduction code

nest build

Steps to reproduce

1. npm install
2. nest build
3. same error Error Cannot find module 'webpack'

Expected behavior

nest cli should install webpack package and it nest build command should build the project

Package version

10.4.2

NestJS version

10.3.0

Node.js version

20.11.0

In which operating systems have you tested?

• macOS
• Windows
• Linux

Other

No response

[kamilmysliwiec]

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