Error [ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED]: No "exports" main defined in node_modules/ipfs/package.json

[achingbrain]

js-ipfs@0.63 made the jump to become ESM-only. If you are seeing the error message above, it's because you are trying to load ESM code using require from a CJS environment.

Instead you need to either convert your code to ESM and use import, or use the dynamic import function if you cannot convert to ESM.

Please see the upgrade guide for more information.

Note if you are authoring TypeScript and using import you also need to ensure that your tsc settings result in ESM and not CJS.

Please see the TypeScript section of the upgrade guide for more information.

[SgtPooki]

js-ipfs is being deprecated in favor of Helia. You can #4336 and read the migration guide.

Please feel to reopen with any comments by 2023-06-02. We will do a final pass on reopened issues afterward (see #4336).