# Discourse package fails to build through nix-shell

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-package-fails-to-build-through-nix-shell/410198
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** unsupported-install
**Created:** [August 17, 2026, 10:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-package-fails-to-build-through-nix-shell/410198 "2026-08-17T10:25:19Z")
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### Author: ![fuguesoft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@fuguesoft](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fuguesoft)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2026, 10:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-package-fails-to-build-through-nix-shell/410198/1 "2026-08-17T10:25:20Z")

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Attempted to download and build the discourse nixpkg but it failed due to a seeming pnpm dependency error:

```sh
 ERR_PNPM_INVALID_DEPENDENCY_NAME Refusing to place a dependency under /build/source/frontend/discourse-types/node_modules with the invalid alias "@types/@glimmer__component"

ERROR: pnpm failed to install dependencies

If you see ERR_PNPM_NO_OFFLINE_TARBALL above this, follow these to fix the issue:
1. Set pnpmDeps.hash to "" (empty string)
2. Build the derivation and wait for it to fail with a hash mismatch
3. Copy the 'got: sha256-' value back into the pnpmDeps.hash field

If you see ERR_PNPM_LOCKFILE_CONFIG_MISMATCH above this, try changing the pnpm version
Found 'pnpm' with version '10.34.4'

error: Cannot build '/nix/store/k90f0nxqhlyb1bym9lg5xl6pfjz4vamf-discourse-assets-2026.1.4.drv'.
       Reason: builder failed with exit code 1.
       Output paths:
         /nix/store/biwwabb1xl58v4ywqmmc7d4vm0sl78q3-discourse-assets-2026.1.4-node_modules
         /nix/store/jsbd94c63h63yq5xvrp27m5l1sg6667c-discourse-assets-2026.1.4-generated
         /nix/store/n278iw1v8kzswvwm8f6n6g15gkw6wb0q-discourse-assets-2026.1.4-frontend
         /nix/store/qnxglj6z2n8fn46af9rp7161634brcgk-discourse-assets-2026.1.4
       Last 25 log lines:
       > Progress: resolved 1909, reused 1263, downloaded 0, added 0
       > Progress: resolved 1909, reused 1907, downloaded 0, added 65
       > Progress: resolved 1909, reused 1909, downloaded 0, added 435
       > Progress: resolved 1909, reused 1909, downloaded 0, added 530
       > Progress: resolved 1909, reused 1909, downloaded 0, added 672
       > Progress: resolved 1909, reused 1909, downloaded 0, added 838
       > Progress: resolved 1909, reused 1909, downloaded 0, added 1036
       > Progress: resolved 1909, reused 1909, downloaded 0, added 1175
       > Progress: resolved 1909, reused 1909, downloaded 0, added 1464
       > Progress: resolved 1909, reused 1909, downloaded 0, added 1767
       > Progress: resolved 1909, reused 1909, downloaded 0, added 1907
       > Progress: resolved 1909, reused 1909, downloaded 0, added 1908
       > Progress: resolved 1909, reused 1909, downloaded 0, added 1909, done
       > ERR_PNPM_INVALID_DEPENDENCY_NAME Refusing to place a dependency under /build/source/frontend/discourse-types/node_modules with the invalid alias "@types/@glimmer__component"
       >
       > ERROR: pnpm failed to install dependencies
       >
       > If you see ERR_PNPM_NO_OFFLINE_TARBALL above this, follow these to fix the issue:
       > 1. Set pnpmDeps.hash to "" (empty string)
       > 2. Build the derivation and wait for it to fail with a hash mismatch
       > 3. Copy the 'got: sha256-' value back into the pnpmDeps.hash field
       >
       > If you see ERR_PNPM_LOCKFILE_CONFIG_MISMATCH above this, try changing the pnpm version
       > Found 'pnpm' with version '10.34.4'
       >
       For full logs, run:
         nix log /nix/store/k90f0nxqhlyb1bym9lg5xl6pfjz4vamf-discourse-assets-2026.1.4.drv
error: Cannot build '/nix/store/9n8grwvci4gd2c64i9wm5ggw5v4r63xf-discourse-2026.1.4.drv'.
       Reason: 1 dependency failed.
       Output paths:
         /nix/store/l9xhbd5scihfln5jr9vh1c6l4xznaall-discourse-2026.1.4
error: Build failed due to failed dependency

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Didn’t quite see this issue anywhere and thought you all might like to know

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