nuxt: Fresh create nuxt app not starting properly on Windows 10

Environment

Nuxt CLI v3.0.0-27234123.a896c64
OS: Windows 10 Build 19043 Node: 14.17.0 Npm: 6.14.8

Describe the bug and expected behavior

When running npm run dev -o, it builds properly and starts for a second, but then the console fills with the following messages

  > Local:    http://localhost:3000/
  > Network:  http://192.168.56.1:3000/
  > Network:  http://192.168.0.102:3000/

√ Generated nuxt.d.ts                                                                                                                                            17:12:10
i Vite warmed up in 1580ms                                                                                                                                       17:12:10
√ Vite server built in 1915ms                                                                                                                                    17:12:11
√ Vite server built in 55ms                                                                                                                                      17:12:11
√ Nitro built in 304 ms                                                                                                                                          17:12:11
√ Vite server built in 32ms                                                                                                                                      17:12:11
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√ Vite server built in 75ms                                                                                                                                      17:12:12
√ Vite server built in 29ms    
Server Side Rendering Error: Error [ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME]: Only file and data URLs are supported by the default ESM loader. On Windows, absolute paths must be valid file:// URLs. Received protocol 'c:'
    at Loader.defaultResolve [as _resolve] (internal/modules/esm/resolve.js:782:11)
    at Loader.resolve (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:88:40)
    at Loader.getModuleJob (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:241:28)
    at Loader.import (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:176:28)
    at importModuleDynamically (internal/modules/esm/translators.js:114:35)
    at exports.importModuleDynamicallyCallback (internal/process/esm_loader.js:30:14)
    at $id_60f0615f (file:///C:/Users/X/Desktop/projects/nuxt3-app/.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:84:185)
    at __instantiateModule__ (file:///C:/Users/X/Desktop/projects/nuxt3-app/.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:1798:9)
    at __ssrLoadModule__ (file:///C:/Users/X/Desktop/projects/nuxt3-app/.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:1746:25)
    at ssrImport (file:///C:/Users/X/Desktop/projects/nuxt3-app/.nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs:1770:13) {
  code: 'ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME'
}

The Vite server build in XXX is getting called recursively and doesnt stop.

Steps to reproduce

npx nuxi init nuxt3-app
code -r nuxt3-app
npm install
npm run dev -o

Additional context

About this issue

Original URL
State: closed
Created 3 years ago
Reactions: 18
Comments: 23 (10 by maintainers)

Commits related to this issue

fix(vite): normalize paths before comparing (#763) Co-Authored-By: Anthony Fu <hi@antfu.me> — committed to nuxt/framework by pi0 3 years ago

Most upvoted comments

This seems a vite issue. In the meantime, you can use webpack@5 by adding this nuxt.config.ts:

import { defineNuxtConfig } from 'nuxt3'

export default defineNuxtConfig({
  vite: false
})

+14

pi0 on Oct 12, 2021

Windows 10. Same issue here. Clean install.

From Discord it is reported to be the same issue with Linux.

madsh93 on Oct 12, 2021

Sure, here you go:

➜  npx nuxi info
Nuxt CLI v3.0.0-27234267.6e52775                                                                              18:32:55
RootDir: D:\Code\playground\nuxt3-app                                                                         18:32:56
Nuxt project info:                                                                                            18:32:56

------------------------------
- Operating System: `Windows_NT`
- Node Version:     `v16.10.0`
- Nuxt Version:     `3-3.0.0-27234267.6e52775`
- Package Manager:  `npm`
- Bundler:          `Webpack`
- User Config:      `-`
- Runtime Modules:  `-`
- Build Modules:    `-`
------------------------------

I got a new error after retrying (I updated in between):

EDIT: I should add that the welcome page worked, except for a bit of CSS

innocenzi on Oct 12, 2021

I’m still having this issue late in 2022. Will it not be resolved?

timstats91 on Nov 11, 2022

Aside from console spam, it works for me on windows (just spam)

LeadcodeDev on Oct 12, 2021

Sure thing, wasnt sure if it was related

Blemming on Oct 12, 2021

Hi @pi0 I removed the nodes_modules and yarn.lock but still not working. Here is the npx nuxi info result :

Nuxt CLI v3.0.0-27234169.3c132a8                                                          
RootDir: G:\PROJECTS\Testing\NUXT\nuxt3-app                                     
Nuxt project info:                                                                         

------------------------------
- Operating System: `Windows_NT`
- Node Version:     `v16.8.0`
- Nuxt Version:     `3-3.0.0-27234169.3c132a8`
- Package Manager:  `Yarn`
- Bundler:          `Webpack`
- User Config:      `-`
- Runtime Modules:  `-`
- Build Modules:    `-`
------------------------------

mkhennoussi on Oct 12, 2021

Thanks but even with the hotfix it is still not working for me on Windows 10. Getting the same error. Vite build loop is fixed though.

mkhennoussi on Oct 12, 2021

Awesome! Thanks for confirming. Let’s track the webpack issue (https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/11891) in another issue 😃

pi0 on Oct 12, 2021