I'm having Network Error when trying to run Dendron on MSYS2
Author: cindrmonCreated Jan 22, 2026Updated Jan 22, 2026
Labelstype.bugstatus.triage-neededscope.views
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- Workspace. VSCode workspace, vaults, Intellisense/autocomplete, Dendron settings
- Lookup. Dendron's Lookup Command
- Views. Dendron Preview, Tree View, Side Panels in the UI
- Schema. Dendron Schemas
- Pod. Data import from / export to Dendron
- Publish. External Site Publish
- Markdown. Markdown features, such as syntax support and features
Describe the bug
I'm having issues trying to preview through Dendron as of now with MSYS2 installed. I've tried setting it up with the default terminal set to MSYS2 but I'm still getting this error. This Error also shows when I try generating the Note Graph as well.
{"stack":"Error: Network Error\n at e.exports (https://file+.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net/c%3A/Users/user/.vscode/extensions/dendron.dendron-0.124.0/dist/static/js/index.bundle.js:2:1489453)\n at p.onerror (https://file+.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net/c%3A/Users/user/.vscode/extensions/dendron.dendron-0.124.0/dist/static/js/index.bundle.js:2:1488422)","message":"Network Error","config":{}}To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Launch VS Code
- Click on Dendron Tab Icon
- Select Dendron Workspace
- Go to a file in Dendron after loading
- Run Dendron Note Preview
- See error
Expected behavior
It should show the Dendron Preview properly.
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Desktop (please complete the following information)
- OS: Windows 11
- Versions (all that apply to bug):
- Dendron Extension: 0.124.0
- VS Code version: 1.103.2
Additional context
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Dendron Log file
Source: dendronhq/dendron