TypeError: crypto.hash is not a function

[byunginhb]

I simply installed a React TypeScript project using pnpm create vite and tried to run it, but encountered the following error. I'm on a Windows environment and using Node.js version v20.9.0. This issue didn't occur before, so it seems to be related to the recent update to Vite version 7.0.

G:\project>pnpm create vite
|
o  Project name:
|  vite-sample
|
o  Select a framework:
|  React
|
o  Select a variant:
|  TypeScript
|
o  Scaffolding project in G:\project\vite-sample...
|
—  Done. Now run:

  cd vite-sample
  pnpm install
  pnpm run dev


G:\project>cd vite-sample

G:\project\vite-sample>pnpm install
Packages: +188
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Progress: resolved 232, reused 188, downloaded 0, added 188, done

dependencies:
+ react 19.1.0
+ react-dom 19.1.0

devDependencies:
+ @eslint/js 9.29.0
+ @types/react 19.1.8
+ @types/react-dom 19.1.6
+ @vitejs/plugin-react 4.6.0
+ eslint 9.29.0
+ eslint-plugin-react-hooks 5.2.0
+ eslint-plugin-react-refresh 0.4.20
+ globals 16.2.0
+ typescript 5.8.3
+ typescript-eslint 8.35.0
+ vite 7.0.0

╭ Warning ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│                                                                                            │
│   Ignored build scripts: esbuild.                                                          │
│   Run "pnpm approve-builds" to pick which dependencies should be allowed to run scripts.   │
│                                                                                            │
╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

Done in 2.7s using pnpm v10.5.1

G:\project\vite-sample>pnpm run dev

> vite-sample@0.0.0 dev G:\project\vite-sample
> vite

error when starting dev server:
TypeError: crypto.hash is not a function
    at getHash (file:///G:/project/vite-sample/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@7.0.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-Bsx9IwL8.js:2834:21)
    at getLockfileHash (file:///G:/project/vite-sample/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@7.0.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-Bsx9IwL8.js:11716:9)
    at getDepHash (file:///G:/project/vite-sample/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@7.0.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-Bsx9IwL8.js:11719:23)
    at initDepsOptimizerMetadata (file:///G:/project/vite-sample/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@7.0.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-Bsx9IwL8.js:11180:53)
    at createDepsOptimizer (file:///G:/project/vite-sample/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@7.0.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-Bsx9IwL8.js:34593:17)
    at new DevEnvironment (file:///G:/project/vite-sample/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@7.0.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-Bsx9IwL8.js:35357:109)
    at Object.defaultCreateClientDevEnvironment [as createEnvironment] (file:///G:/project/vite-sample/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@7.0.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-Bsx9IwL8.js:35776:9)
    at _createServer (file:///G:/project/vite-sample/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@7.0.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-Bsx9IwL8.js:28359:132)
    at async CAC.<anonymous> (file:///G:/project/vite-sample/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@7.0.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/cli.js:573:18)
 ELIFECYCLE  Command failed with exit code 1.

[lhapaipai]

Hi,
I encountered the same issue and solved it by upgrading my node version (it works with 22.16)

[jasmin2014]

Hi, I encountered the same issue too, you mean update the nodejs to 22.16?

[KhushbuNamdev]

allredy node version is 22

[AnatolyGavrilov]

Despite the fact that I had 20 node, upgrading to 22 helped

[Avikarr]

Did you guys get your issues resolved I am being on v22 but still facing the same issue

[parvin-7]

Hey, I faced the same issue and was looking it up on the internet. It got resolved by upgrading to the latest version of Node. Give it a try again; maybe it will work now.

[lhapaipai]

Yes https://vite.dev/blog/announcing-vite7#node-js-support , 20.19+ or 22.12+

[DaroMacs]

if you use nmv you can do:

nvm install 20.19.3
nvm use 20.19.3

remove node_modules if any and reinstall them.

[TheAlexLichter]

Duplicate of #20287 (comment)

[nanaelie]

Proposed Fix for crypto.hash is not a function Error in Vite 7.0.0 (#20286)

Problem

When running npm run dev with Vite 7.0.0, the following error occurs:

TypeError: crypto.hash is not a function

This happens because the crypto.hash method is only available on Node.js version 20.12.0 or higher (or 21.7.0+), but some users may be running an older Node.js version.

Temporary Workaround

Edit the function getHash() in the file:

node_modules/.pnpm/vite@7.0.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-Bsx9IwL8.js

Replace the direct call to crypto.hash with a fallback function that uses crypto.createHash:

import crypto$2 from 'node:crypto';

const hash$1 = (
  crypto$2.hash ?? ((algorithm, data, outputEncoding) => crypto$2.createHash(algorithm).update(data).digest(outputEncoding))
);

function getHash(text, length = 8) {
  const h = hash$1("sha256", text, "hex").substring(0, length);
  if (length <= 64) return h;
  return h.padEnd(length, "_");
}

Notes

• This fix temporarily resolves the error.
• The best solution is to update Node.js to a compatible version.
• Editing files inside node_modules is a temporary fix and will be overwritten when reinstalling dependencies.

This patch can be automated with a post-install script.

[Avikarr]

Even after updating to latest version the error still persists

[jerald-roy]

ok the simplest things you can do which i actually did is : to use vite version 6 , and the problem you are facing is common in vite version 7 so use this 2 commands in the place where you find your node_modules folder and all the actuall folders : npm uninstall vite ,
npm install vite@6

[Avikarr]

Yes I did the same thing when nothing else were working

[greenteaisgreat]

Found a fix for no solution even after updating Node to an accepted version and deleting package-lock.json and node_modules and reinstalling:

Run npm i node and this will hopefully fix the issue for you. If you'd like to apply it on a global level, run sudo npm i n -g

[andythedude]

verified, this worked for me