Just installed home bridge, will not start

Expected Behavior -

it starts up

Current Behavior - it does not start up, displays this:

module.js:538 throw err; ^ Error: Cannot find module ‘…/build/Release/dns_sd_bindings’ at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:536:15) at Function.Module._load (module.js:466:25) at Module.require (module.js:579:17) at require (internal/module.js:11:18) at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/node_modules/mdns/lib/dns_sd.js:32:22) at Module._compile (module.js:635:30) at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:646:10) at Module.load (module.js:554:32) at tryModuleLoad (module.js:497:12) at Function.Module._load (module.js:489:3)

Steps to Reproduce (for bugs)

run home bridge command

Versions

• Homebridge: `4.31
• Node: v8.9.1
• OS: macOS 10.13

Configuration

{ “bridge”: { “name”: “Homebridge”, “username”: “CC:22:3D:E3:CE:30”, “port”: 51826, “pin”: “xxx-xx-xxx” },

"description": "This is an example configuration file with one fake accessory and one fake platform. You can use this as a template for creating your own configuration file containing devices you actually own.",

"accessories": [
    {
        "accessory": "WeMo",
        "name": "Coffee Maker"
    }
],

"platforms": [
    {
    	"platform" : "EcoPlug",
    	"name" : "EcoPlug"
    }
]

}

Homebridge Log / Command Output

[rgerr]

Fixed it, downgraded node.js to v7.9.0, deleted 9.x, then sudo npm install --unsafe-perm mdns cd /usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge sudo npm rebuild --unsafe-perm

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