update failed - ELIFECYCLE Command failed with exit code 1

[jobabi]

Hello,

I use z2m together with FHEM (mqtt broker) on a raspberry PI. Recently I had an device (2channel sonoff) which was not working, So I thought updating z2m to the lastest version (and now I´m sitting in the dark).

When running the installation process "pnpm start" I ran into this error:
"ELIFECYCLE Command failed with exit code 1"
I tried to update npm or to reinstall - but without success - I would be grateful, if someone could provide me an (easy to follow) guide how to solve the problem.
Thank you for your support

`pi@raspberrypi:/opt/zigbee2mqtt $ pnpm start

> zigbee2mqtt@2.7.1 start /opt/zigbee2mqtt
> node index.js

Starting Zigbee2MQTT without watchdog.
Error: listen EADDRINUSE: address already in use 0.0.0.0:8080
    at Server.setupListenHandle [as _listen2] (node:net:1908:16)
    at listenInCluster (node:net:1965:12)
    at doListen (node:net:2139:7)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:83:21)
 ELIFECYCLE  Command failed with exit code 1.
`

[jobabi]

Iḿ right that the error is coming from a problem with the onboarding ?
Can I manually enter the Pan-ID etc from my old settings to get my old configuration back to work ?

I tried to update the configuration.yaml and I can now start the onboarding side:

`pi@raspberrypi:/opt/zigbee2mqtt $ systemctl status zigbee2mqtt.service
● zigbee2mqtt.service - zigbee2mqtt
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/zigbee2mqtt.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: activating (start) since Tue 2025-12-30 17:57:36 CET; 1min 29s ago
Main PID: 6285 (node)
Tasks: 7 (limit: 1598)
CPU: 2.575s
CGroup: /system.slice/zigbee2mqtt.service
└─6285 /usr/bin/node index.js

Dez 30 17:57:36 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Starting zigbee2mqtt...
Dez 30 17:57:37 raspberrypi node[6285]: Starting Zigbee2MQTT without watchdog.
Dez 30 17:57:38 raspberrypi node[6285]: Onboarding page is available at http://0.0.0.0:8080/
Dez 30 17:59:07 raspberrypi systemd[1]: zigbee2mqtt.service: start operation timed out. Terminating.
Dez 30 17:59:07 raspberrypi systemd[1]: zigbee2mqtt.service: Failed with result 'timeout'.
Dez 30 17:59:07 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Failed to start zigbee2mqtt.
Dez 30 17:59:07 raspberrypi systemd[1]: zigbee2mqtt.service: Consumed 2.585s CPU time.
pi@raspberrypi:/opt/zigbee2mqtt $ sudo systemctl start zigbee2mqtt
Job for zigbee2mqtt.service failed because a timeout was exceeded.
See "systemctl status zigbee2mqtt.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
pi@raspberrypi:/opt/zigbee2mqtt $ systemctl status zigbee2mqtt.service
● zigbee2mqtt.service - zigbee2mqtt
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/zigbee2mqtt.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: activating (start) since Tue 2025-12-30 18:00:57 CET; 1min 16s ago
Main PID: 6318 (node)
Tasks: 7 (limit: 1598)
CPU: 2.630s
CGroup: /system.slice/zigbee2mqtt.service
└─6318 /usr/bin/node index.js

Dez 30 18:00:57 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Starting zigbee2mqtt...
Dez 30 18:00:58 raspberrypi node[6318]: Starting Zigbee2MQTT without watchdog.
Dez 30 18:00:59 raspberrypi node[6318]: Onboarding page is available at http://0.0.0.0:8080/
`

[jobabi]

Where can I find a easy description how to get this working ?

This is my old configuration
homeassistant: enabled: false mqtt: base_topic: zigbee2mqtt server: mqtt://localhost client_id: zigbee_pi frontend: enabled: true port: xxxx host: 0.0.0.0 serial: adapter: zstack port: >- /dev/serial/by-id/usb-Silicon_Labs_slae.sh_cc2652rb_stick_-_slaesh_s_iot_stuff_00_12_4B_00_23_93_36_7C-if00-port0 devices: '0x7cb03eaa0a020832': friendly_name: bulb1

[jobabi]

Starting Zigbee2MQTT without watchdog.

/opt/zigbee2mqtt/dist/extension/availability.js:47
const debounce_1 = __importDefault(require("debounce"));
^
Error [ERR_REQUIRE_ESM]: require() of ES Module /opt/zigbee2mqtt/node_modules/.pnpm/debounce@3.0.0/node_modules/debounce/index.js from /opt/zigbee2mqtt/dist/extension/availability.js not supported.
Instead change the require of index.js in /opt/zigbee2mqtt/dist/extension/availability.js to a dynamic import() which is available in all CommonJS modules.
at Object. (/opt/zigbee2mqtt/dist/extension/availability.js:47:36)
 ELIFECYCLE  Command failed with exit code 1.

[Koenkk]

It looks that another service is already running on that port, stop the other service or change the z2m port: https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/configuration/frontend.html#advanced-configuration

[jobabi]

you mean front end port ?

[Koenkk]

yes!

[jobabi]

I changed it back to 8080, but still got error message:

`pi@raspberrypi:/opt/zigbee2mqtt $ pnpm start

zigbee2mqtt@2.7.1 start /opt/zigbee2mqtt
node index.js

Starting Zigbee2MQTT without watchdog.

/opt/zigbee2mqtt/dist/extension/availability.js:47
const debounce_1 = __importDefault(require("debounce"));
^
Error [ERR_REQUIRE_ESM]: require() of ES Module /opt/zigbee2mqtt/node_modules/.pnpm/debounce@3.0.0/node_modules/debounce/index.js from /opt/zigbee2mqtt/dist/extension/availability.js not supported.
Instead change the require of index.js in /opt/zigbee2mqtt/dist/extension/availability.js to a dynamic import() which is available in all CommonJS modules.
at Object. (/opt/zigbee2mqtt/dist/extension/availability.js:47:36)
 ELIFECYCLE  Command failed with exit code 1.
pi@raspberrypi:/opt/zigbee2mqtt $ sudo systemctl start zigbee2mqtt
Job for zigbee2mqtt.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status zigbee2mqtt.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
pi@raspberrypi:/opt/zigbee2mqtt $ systemctl status zigbee2mqtt.service
● zigbee2mqtt.service - zigbee2mqtt
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/zigbee2mqtt.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: activating (auto-restart) (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2025-12-30 21:13:02 CET; 6s ago
Process: 16290 ExecStart=/usr/bin/node index.js (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Main PID: 16290 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
CPU: 3.256s

Dez 30 21:13:12 raspberrypi systemd[1]: zigbee2mqtt.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 456.
Dez 30 21:13:12 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Stopped zigbee2mqtt.
Dez 30 21:13:12 raspberrypi systemd[1]: zigbee2mqtt.service: Consumed 3.256s CPU time.
Dez 30 21:13:12 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Starting zigbee2mqtt...
Dez 30 21:13:13 raspberrypi node[16304]: Starting Zigbee2MQTT without watchdog.

`

[jobabi]

should I remove zigbee2mqtt and start again ?

https://github.com/Koenkk/zigbee2mqtt/issues/877

[jobabi]

Has some one a suggestion how o solve this error:

sudo curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | sudo -E bash -
2025-12-31 00:04:13 - Installing pre-requisites
OK:1 http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian bullseye InRelease
OK:2 http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian bullseye InRelease
Paketlisten werden gelesen… Fertig
Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut… Fertig
Statusinformationen werden eingelesen… Fertig
Aktualisierung für 163 Pakete verfügbar. Führen Sie »apt list --upgradable« aus, um sie anzuzeigen.
Paketlisten werden gelesen… Fertig
Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut… Fertig
Statusinformationen werden eingelesen… Fertig
apt-transport-https ist schon die neueste Version (2.2.4).
ca-certificates ist schon die neueste Version (20210119).
curl ist schon die neueste Version (7.74.0-1.3+deb11u15).
gnupg ist schon die neueste Version (2.2.27-2+deb11u2).
0 aktualisiert, 0 neu installiert, 0 zu entfernen und 163 nicht aktualisiert.
**2025-12-31 00:04:19 - Error: Unsupported architecture: armhf. Only amd64, arm64 are supported. Contact Nodesource for an extended support version https://nodesource.com/pages/contact-us.html. (Exit Code: 1)**

currently I have
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ node -v v20.18.2
this should be ok, or ?

[jobabi]

is it correct that here I get problems with the node version ?

pi@raspberrypi:/opt/zigbee2mqtt $ pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
/usr/lib/node_modules/corepack/dist/lib/corepack.cjs:21535
  if (key == null || signature == null) throw new Error(`Cannot find matching keyid: ${JSON.stringify({ signatures, keys })}`);
                                              ^

Error: Cannot find matching keyid: {"signatures":[{"sig":"MEYCIQD+sqfB/39u5IA0J6ltym7It3uE9DQm1uXnsAv5oLrFbAIhALN0dbLAQ5QbuxcT5g7FO6HEAA4x4ntr39/lMw8N5+eM","keyid":"SHA256:DhQ8wR5APBvFHLF/+Tc+AYvPOdTpcIDqOhxsBHRwC7U"}],"keys":[{"expires":null,"keyid":"SHA256:jl3bwswu80PjjokCgh0o2w5c2U4LhQAE57gj9cz1kzA","keytype":"ecdsa-sha2-nistp256","scheme":"ecdsa-sha2-nistp256","key":"MFkwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcDQgAE1Olb3zMAFFxXKHiIkQO5cJ3Yhl5i6UPp+IhuteBJbuHcA5UogKo0EWtlWwW6KSaKoTNEYL7JlCQiVnkhBktUgg=="}]}
    at verifySignature (/usr/lib/node_modules/corepack/dist/lib/corepack.cjs:21535:47)
    at fetchLatestStableVersion (/usr/lib/node_modules/corepack/dist/lib/corepack.cjs:21553:5)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
    at async fetchLatestStableVersion2 (/usr/lib/node_modules/corepack/dist/lib/corepack.cjs:21672:14)
    at async Engine.getDefaultVersion (/usr/lib/node_modules/corepack/dist/lib/corepack.cjs:22292:23)
    at async Engine.executePackageManagerRequest (/usr/lib/node_modules/corepack/dist/lib/corepack.cjs:22390:47)
    at async Object.runMain (/usr/lib/node_modules/corepack/dist/lib/corepack.cjs:23096:5)

[jobabi]

I managed to go back to an older version of zigbee.