Latest Node.js LTS version (8.9.0) doesn't work in SharePoint Framework web part development

[ollij]

Updating to the latest Node.js LTS version 8.9.0 causes security error when creating new web part project and doing gulp serve.

Category

• Bug

Expected or Desired Behavior

After gulp serve command browser opens and workbench loads correctly.

Observed Behavior

Edge: Can’t connect securely to this page - This might be because the site uses outdated or unsafe TLS security settings. If this keeps happening, try contacting the website’s owner.
Chrome: This site can’t provide a secure connection - localhost sent an invalid response. - ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR

Steps to Reproduce

1. Uninstall current version of Node.Js
2. Install latest LTS version (8.9.0) of Node.js from https://nodejs.org/en/
3. Create new web part project with Yeoman using the default values
4. Execute gulp serve

[kimpihlstrom]

This behavior is also reproducible on all major browsers (Chrome, Firefox, IE, Egde, etc).

Possible workaround is to uninstall the current LTS relase of NodeJS and download the previous LTS release, https://nodejs.org/download/release/v6.11.5/.

[waldekmastykarz]

Could it be the same as #1002?

[yogsodoth]

I had this issue, followed procedure for #1002 and it now works.

[adambu]

+1 from my customer. Created a pull request for https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/spfx/set-up-your-development-environment

[patrick-blanc]

Thanks @waldekmastykarz, it works fine. See #1002

[qz2017]

Closing this ticket as dupe of 1002

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