[Solved] DeltaChat-2.62.0-x86_64.AppImage cannot find module

Hello! I was using DeltaChat-2.59.1-x86_64.AppImage in VoidLinux y work fine, but the newer have some problem. ¿It’s the new version o me?

Thanks in advance,

Delta Chat version

Deltachat Version 2.62.0 v2.62.0 1790454916198

Expected behavior

open app

Actual behavior

$ ./DeltaChat-2.62.0-x86_64.AppImage
Logfile: /home/muser/.config/DeltaChat/logs/2026-09-28-15-16-45.log
findRpcServerInNodeModules Error: Cannot find module ‘@deltachat/stdio-rpc-server-linux-x64’
Require stack:

  • /tmp/.mount_DeltaCjmjDAm/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@deltachat/stdio-rpc-server/index.js
    at node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1571:15
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:electron/js2c/browser_init:2:145747)
    at wrapResolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1125:27)
    at resolveForCJSWithHooks (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1176:12)
    at resolve (node:internal/modules/helpers:175:31)
    at findRPCServerInNodeModules (file:///tmp/.mount_DeltaCjmjDAm/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@deltachat/stdio-rpc-server/index.js:22:12)
    at getRPCServerPath (file:///tmp/.mount_DeltaCjmjDAm/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@deltachat/stdio-rpc-server/index.js:65:10)
    at Dt.init (file:///tmp/.mount_DeltaCjmjDAm/resources/app.asar/bundle_out/index.js:135:870)
    at Da (file:///tmp/.mount_DeltaCjmjDAm/resources/app.asar/bundle_out/index.js:143:1710)
    at sd (file:///tmp/.mount_DeltaCjmjDAm/resources/app.asar/bundle_out/index.js:189:64) {
    code: ‘MODULE_NOT_FOUND’,
    requireStack: [
    ‘/tmp/.mount_DeltaCjmjDAm/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@deltachat/stdio-rpc-server/index.js’
    ]
    }
    Fatal: The DeltaChat Module couldn’t be loaded. Please check if all dependencies for deltachat-core are installed! Error: deltachat-rpc-server not found:
  • Install it with “npm i @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server-linux-x64”
  • or download/compile deltachat-rpc-server for your platform and
  • either put it into your PATH (for example with “cargo install --locked --git GitHub - chatmail/core: Chatmail Rust Core library, used by Android/iOS/desktop chatmail apps, bindings and bots 📧 · GitHub deltachat-rpc-server”)
  • or set the “DELTA_CHAT_RPC_SERVER” env var to the path to deltachat-rpc-server"
    at findRPCServerInNodeModules (file:///tmp/.mount_DeltaCjmjDAm/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@deltachat/stdio-rpc-server/index.js:31:13)
    at getRPCServerPath (file:///tmp/.mount_DeltaCjmjDAm/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@deltachat/stdio-rpc-server/index.js:65:10)
    at Dt.init (file:///tmp/.mount_DeltaCjmjDAm/resources/app.asar/bundle_out/index.js:135:870)
    at Da (file:///tmp/.mount_DeltaCjmjDAm/resources/app.asar/bundle_out/index.js:143:1710)
    at sd (file:///tmp/.mount_DeltaCjmjDAm/resources/app.asar/bundle_out/index.js:189:64) undefined
    tried to log something after logger shut down {
    channel: ‘main/index’,
    level: ‘CRITICAL’,
    args: [
    ‘Fatal Error during init’,
    Error: _jsonrpcRemote is not defined (yet?)
    at get jsonrpcRemote (file:///tmp/.mount_DeltaCjmjDAm/resources/app.asar/bundle_out/index.js:135:694)
    at Da (file:///tmp/.mount_DeltaCjmjDAm/resources/app.asar/bundle_out/index.js:149:4680)
    at async sd (file:///tmp/.mount_DeltaCjmjDAm/resources/app.asar/bundle_out/index.js:189:58)
    ],
    stacktrace: ‘\n’ +
    ‘file:///tmp/.mount_DeltaCjmjDAm/resources/app.asar/bundle_out/index.js:174:135’
    }

Steps to reproduce the problem

  1. ./DeltaChat-2.62.0-x86_64.AppImage

It’s in the same folder and have the same permissions. The older version still works.

Debug logs

CRITICAL	"\nDa (file:///tmp/.mount_DeltaCjmjDAm/resources/app.asar/bundle_out/index.js:143:1729),\nasync sd (file:///tmp/.mount_DeltaCjmjDAm/resources/app.asar/bundle_out/index.js:189:58)"	"Fatal: The DeltaChat Module couldn't be loaded. Please check if all dependencies for deltachat-core are installed!"	{"stack":"Error: deltachat-rpc-server not found:\n\n- Install it with \"npm i @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server-linux-x64\"\n- or download/compile deltachat-rpc-server for your platform and\n - either put it into your PATH (for example with \"cargo install --locked --git https://github.com/chatmail/core deltachat-rpc-server\")\n - or set the \"DELTA_CHAT_RPC_SERVER\" env var to the path to deltachat-rpc-server\"\n    at findRPCServerInNodeModules (file:///tmp/.mount_DeltaCjmjDAm/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@deltachat/stdio-rpc-server/index.js:31:13)\n    at getRPCServerPath (file:///tmp/.mount_DeltaCjmjDAm/resources/app.asar/node_modules/@deltachat/stdio-rpc-server/index.js:65:10)\n    at Dt.init (file:///tmp/.mount_DeltaCjmjDAm/resources/app.asar/bundle_out/index.js:135:870)\n    at Da (file:///tmp/.mount_DeltaCjmjDAm/resources/app.asar/bundle_out/index.js:143:1710)\n    at sd (file:///tmp/.mount_DeltaCjmjDAm/resources/app.asar/bundle_out/index.js:189:64)","message":"deltachat-rpc-server not found:\n\n- Install it with \"npm i @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server-linux-x64\"\n- or download/compile deltachat-rpc-server for your platform and\n - either put it into your PATH (for example with \"cargo install --locked --git https://github.com/chatmail/core deltachat-rpc-server\")\n - or set the \"DELTA_CHAT_RPC_SERVER\" env var to the path to deltachat-rpc-server\""}	

Hey! Sorry about that. This has been fixed. Just re-download the file from the same GitHub release (I assume that’s where you got it from). See v2.62.0 won't start: "Error: deltachat-rpc-server not found" · Issue #6791 · deltachat/deltachat-desktop · GitHub.