Fix: Resolve frontend build failure on Node 17+ #36
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This PR fixes a build failure for the frontend static site (
render-todo) when deploying on modern Node.js versions (v17 and higher).The Problem
The project uses
react-scripts@4.0.3, which relies on an old crypto algorithm (MD4). Modern Node.js versions have disabled this algorithm for security reasons, causing the build to fail with anERR_OSSL_EVP_UNSUPPORTEDerror.The Solution
This PR makes two changes to the
frontend/package.jsonfile to fix the build:enginesfield to pin the Node.js version to 18.x, which is a compatible LTS release.NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-providerflag to thebuildscript. This tells Node 18 to load the old crypto library thatreact-scripts@4.0.3requires to run.These changes allow the project to build successfully on Render (as of Oct 22, 2025).