I recently switched from my desktop to my laptop and now I’m facing a problem with Puppeteer. Every time I try to run a Puppeteer script, I get a timeout error. Here’s what the console shows:
TimeoutError: Timed out after 30000 ms while trying to connect to the browser! Only Chrome at revision r901912 is guaranteed to work.
The error message also mentions an unhandled promise rejection. I’m not sure why this is happening only on my laptop. Has anyone else experienced this issue? Is there a way to fix it or troubleshoot the problem? I’ve double-checked my Puppeteer installation and made sure I’m using the latest version. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!
hey mate, sounds like a pain! hav u tried clearing ur browser cache? sometimes that helps. also, check if ur firewall is blocking puppeteer. if nothing works, maybe try reinstalling chrome. good luck!
I encountered a similar issue when switching to a new machine. The problem often lies with system configurations or conflicting software. First, ensure you have the necessary dependencies installed, particularly the correct version of Chrome that Puppeteer expects. Try running Puppeteer with the --no-sandbox flag to see if it’s a permissions issue. If that doesn’t work, check your network settings and proxy configurations. Sometimes, corporate networks or VPNs can interfere with Puppeteer’s ability to launch Chrome. Lastly, consider increasing the timeout value in your script to rule out slow connection problems. If all else fails, a clean install of both Chrome and Puppeteer might be necessary.
I’ve dealt with this exact issue before, and it can be really frustrating. One thing that worked for me was updating my system’s PATH environment variable. Sometimes Puppeteer can’t find the Chrome executable, especially if you’ve moved to a new machine. Make sure the path to Chrome is correctly set in your system’s environment variables.
Another thing to check is your antivirus software. On my laptop, the antivirus was blocking Puppeteer from launching Chrome. Try temporarily disabling your antivirus and see if that helps. If it does, you’ll need to add an exception for Puppeteer.
Lastly, if you’re on Windows, run your script as an administrator. I found that some Windows security features were preventing Puppeteer from functioning correctly without elevated privileges.
Hope this helps! Let us know if you manage to solve it.