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Using npm fails with the error “error code EBADENGINE”

error code EBADENGINE
error engine Unsupported engine
error engine Not compatible with your version of node/npm: [email protected]
error notsup Not compatible with your version of node/npm: [email protected]
error notsup Required: {"node":">=16"}
error notsup Actual:   {"npm":"8.19.2","node":"v12.19.0"}

Your node engine is lower than the required one (12<16)

Install the required engine (16 or higher)

nvm install 16
nvm use 16

Source Stackoverflow.com - Cause of npm WARN EBADENGINE

Using npm fails with the error “fsevents not accessible” or “failed optional dependency /example-master/node_modules/fsevents”

The dependency of this module should be optional

Make fsevents optional

npm i fsevents@latest -f --save-optional

Source Stackoverflow.com - fsevents not accessible

Using npm fails because webpack is missing

Webpack is missing

Install webpack

npm install -S webpack

Source Stackoverflow.com - webpack command not found