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getting error while trying to run npm dev

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Basset Bleu de GascogneOP
getting the below error "class NextRequest extends Request {
^

ReferenceError: Request is not defined" Not sure why after googling someone mentioned to update node and I did its currenlty at 16.15 version not sure why this is happeneing

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Basset Bleu de GascogneOP
all I have done is initialize nextjs project
and upon running npm run dev I started getting the error
Chinese Egret
try updatting node to 18
Basset Bleu de GascogneOP
Nevermind the error resided due to my node still remaining on node 16 version
@Chinese Egret try updatting node to 18
Basset Bleu de GascogneOP
Thanks alot
Chinese Egret
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Basset Bleu de GascogneOP
Found out apparently you can't update node via terminal using cli on windows you need to reinstall it
Chinese Egret
I usually use nvmwith the CLLI
@Chinese Egret https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm
Basset Bleu de GascogneOP
Gotcha will check it out
Mucuchies
I updated to latest node 20.9.0 LTS version, but still getting the same error