[🐞] undici v7 uses node:sqlite built in module -> qwik apps not using node 22 can't start

[maiieul]

Which component is affected?

Starters / CLI

Describe the bug

starters ship with undici: "*". This breaks qwik apps when serving them with node server/entry.express.js and ssr.noExternal:true if not on node v22 because previous versions don't have the builtin sqlite module.

Reproduction

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Steps to reproduce

Serve with node server/entry.express.js and ssr.noExternal:true

System Info

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Additional Information

Workarounds are either:

• upgrade node to 22
• downgrade undici to 6.21.3
• ssr.external: ["undici"]

We might want to set undici to 6.21.3 in the starters by default until 18 and 20 aren't supported anymore.

[wmertens]

Actually, just adding the node-externals plugin should be enough, no? And that's a good idea anyway?

[maiieul]

You mean the ssr.external: ["undici"]? Yeah we can make it the default in the starters. This way if someone adds noExternal: true they won't spend hours debugging the issue if they have "undici": "*" in they package.json.