[Fixed] Socket connection timout error in Node js – Javascript

The Solutions:

Solution 1: Upgrade NodeJS Version

Upgrading to NodeJS version 20.3.0 resolved the issue, as it was a bug in Node 20. This bug caused socket connection timeouts when using Cloudinary.

Solution 2: Use the NODE_OPTIONS=no-network-family-autoselection environment variable

In some cases, the issue can be due to a bug in Node JS version 20.0.0. To resolve this, setting the NODE_OPTIONS environment variable to "no-network-family-autoselection" can help.

Code:

NODE_OPTIONS=no-network-family-autoselection node your-application.js

This instructs Node JS not to automatically select the network family, potentially resolving the socket connection timeout error.

Solution 3: Downgrade Node.js Version

The error may be caused by an issue introduced in the latest version of Node.js. To resolve this issue, downgrade Node.js to a long-term support (LTS) version. This has been reported by others encountering the same error when uploading images to Cloudinary using Node.js 20.2.0. It is possible that this bug will be fixed in future updates of Node.js.

Solution 4: Update Node.js version

This issue appears to be related to a bug in Node.js version. To resolve this, update your Node.js version to v20.4.0 or later. This should fix the socket connection timeout errors and allow you to upload images to Cloudinary successfully.

Solution 5: Use latest version of Node.js

There is a known issue where the proxy/client request times out in Node.js version 20.2. To resolve this issue, update your Node engine to the latest version using the command:

nvm install node

(Ensure that you have nvm installed.)

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