# Problem building dist

**URL:** https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/problem-building-dist/15555
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [11 March 2021 22:01 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/problem-building-dist/15555 "2021-03-11T22:01:07Z")
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#### Post date: [11 March 2021 22:36 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/problem-building-dist/15555/3 "2021-03-11T22:36:35Z")

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I also ran into issues with npm 7. I had to downgrade.  
Yes, I know it was for another part of Joplin, but who knows...

> [@Tools: building website abends](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/tools-building-website-abends/14991):
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> Since the GSoC ideas were updated I thought I'd build the web site. Previously I'd just run node build-website.js in packages/tools, but this deletes all files in ../../docs/api/references/plugin\_api/. Hmmm, very weird. Ok, different approach then. From the root dir I tried to run npm run buildWebsite. Unfortunately it abends: $ npm run buildWebsite \> buildWebsite \> npm run buildApiDoc && node ./packages/tools/build-website.js && npm run buildPluginDoc && npm run buildSettingJsonSchema \> b…

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