# Node version requirement by Sage 9

**URL:** https://discourse.roots.io/t/node-version-requirement-by-sage-9/18666
**Category:** sage
**Created:** 2020-07-15T12:12:05Z
**Posts:** 4
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## Post 3 by @alwaysblank — 2020-07-15T16:26:36Z

The [documentation](https://github.com/roots/sage/tree/9.0.9#requirements) states `>=8.0.0`, so I’d start around there. Usually the LTS version (current 12) is also a good bet.

w/r/t to `node-sass` you can sometimes resolve problems there by switching to `sass` (the reference implementation in Dart). It’s fairly straightforward unless you’ve got some major customization to you build process: Remove `node-sass` from your dependencies and add `sass`–they use compatible APIs. Sometimes you need to change the [`implementation` value in your `sass-loader` definition](https://webpack.js.org/loaders/sass-loader/#implementation) to make sure Webpack knows which one to use. IME Dart SASS has been a lot easier to work with (way fewer problems w/ `npm install`).

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