# Genie ACS fails to start due to Syntax Error: Unexpected token =

**URL:** https://forum.genieacs.com/t/genie-acs-fails-to-start-due-to-syntax-error-unexpected-token/6745
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**Created:** [April 9, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.genieacs.com/t/genie-acs-fails-to-start-due-to-syntax-error-unexpected-token/6745 "2025-04-09T18:19:04Z")
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### Author: ![cdang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@cdang](https://forum.genieacs.com/u/cdang)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.genieacs.com/t/genie-acs-fails-to-start-due-to-syntax-error-unexpected-token/6745/1 "2025-04-09T18:19:04Z")

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Hi, I just install genieacs@1.2.13 on Ubuntu 20.04, but I got the following error when trying to start genieacs:  
Apr 09 11:03:42 amr-cb-b02723 systemd[1]: Started GenieACS CWMP.  
Apr 09 11:03:42 amr-cb-b02723 genieacs-cwmp[562067]: /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/genieacs/bin/genieacs-cwmp:7  
Apr 09 11:03:42 amr-cb-b02723 genieacs-cwmp[562067]: `,r:“\r”,t:" "};return e.replace(/\(u[0-9a-fA-F]{4}|[^u])/g,(r,n)=\>{let s=n.charAt(0),a=n.slice(1);return s===“u”?String.fromCh\>  
Apr 09 11:03:42 amr-cb-b02723 genieacs-cwmp[562067]: SyntaxError: Unexpected token =  
Apr 09 11:03:42 amr-cb-b02723 genieacs-cwmp[562067]: at Module.\_compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:723:23)  
Apr 09 11:03:42 amr-cb-b02723 genieacs-cwmp[562067]: at Object.Module.\_extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:789:10)  
Apr 09 11:03:42 amr-cb-b02723 genieacs-cwmp[562067]: at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:653:32)  
Apr 09 11:03:42 amr-cb-b02723 genieacs-cwmp[562067]: at tryModuleLoad (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:593:12)  
Apr 09 11:03:42 amr-cb-b02723 genieacs-cwmp[562067]: at Function.Module.\_load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:585:3)  
Apr 09 11:03:42 amr-cb-b02723 genieacs-cwmp[562067]: at Function.Module.runMain (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:831:12)  
Apr 09 11:03:42 amr-cb-b02723 genieacs-cwmp[562067]: at startup (internal/bootstrap/node.js:283:19)  
Apr 09 11:03:42 amr-cb-b02723 genieacs-cwmp[562067]: at bootstrapNodeJSCore (internal/bootstrap/node.js:623:3)  
Apr 09 11:03:42 amr-cb-b02723 systemd[1]: genieacs-cwmp.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE  
Apr 09 11:03:42 amr-cb-b02723 systemd[1]: genieacs-cwmp.service: Failed with result ‘exit-code’.  
Here are my versions of nodejs, npm, mongodb:  
systest@amr-cb-b02723:~$ nodejs -v  
v10.19.0  
systest@amr-cb-b02723:~$ npm -v  
6.14.4  
systest@amr-cb-b02723:~$ mongod --version  
db version v4.4.29

I really appreciate if someone can guide me to fix this.  
Thanks.

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#### Post date: [April 9, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.genieacs.com/t/genie-acs-fails-to-start-due-to-syntax-error-unexpected-token/6745/2 "2025-04-09T20:14:10Z")

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It appears you have not taken the chance to read the [installation guide](https://docs.genieacs.com/en/latest/installation-guide.html).