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- [Installing](#installing)
- [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
- [Issues with Node.js after version upgrades](#issues-with-nodejs-after-version-upgrades)
- [Debugging install issues with npm](#debugging-install-issues-with-npm)

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2. Navigate into the directory: `cd /usr/local/Cellar/code-server/<version>/libexec/lib/vscode/`
3. Recompile the native modules: `npm rebuild`
4. Restart code-server

### Debugging install issues with npm

Unfortunately, `yarn` swallows all logs on `yarn global add` so instead you can install with `npm` and see the logs:
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Unfortunately, `yarn` swallows all logs on `yarn global add` so instead you can install with `npm` and see the logs:
`yarn` suppresses logs when running `yarn global add`, so to debug installation issues, install with `npm` instead:

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oh noo! I didn't get a chance to add this because I hit "enable auto-merge" - I'll follow up with a PR


```shell
# Uninstall
npm uninstall -g --unsafe-perm code-server > /dev/null 2>&1

# Install with logging
npm install --loglevel verbose -g --unsafe-perm code-server
```