How to run npm module (puppeteer) in a VSCode chrome live-server?

Question

The problem

I am using a npm module in VS Code which works with node.js and throws a Uncaught ReferenceError: require is not defined when using the live-server extension offered in VS Code.

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Other posts suggest that I should use browserify. The tutorials that I found for browserify seemed to create an individual live server. I am looking for a solution (if possible) that would allow me to use the live-server extension. (I don't quite understand how to create my own server- I am using the live-server extension because that is what I am familiar with so far. I am open to further suggestions.)

More Context: I am running a webpage using the VS Code live-server extension that needs to get data from another website using the puppeteer module.

Answer 1

I personally battled with this same issue this week and came to the conclusion that the puppeteer library can only work server side as a cloud function or by running it locally in your terminal using node "filename" . Theres some security web protocols that dont allow scraping from the client side.