Can't get past the first step of Tutorial

[triola]

I did exactly this:
meteor create simple-todos
cd simple-todos
meteor

and instead of running, I get the following errors:

=> Started proxy.                             
dyld: Symbol not found: _SSLCopyRequestedPeerName
Referenced from:
/Users/bentriola/.meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.8.1.4gwv5w.33478++os.osx.x86_64+web.browser+web.browser.legacy+web.cordova/mt-os.osx.x86_64/dev_bundle/mongodb/bin/mongod
(which was built for Mac OS X 10.11)
Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/Security
in
/Users/bentriola/.meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.8.1.4gwv5w.33478++os.osx.x86_64+web.browser+web.browser.legacy+web.cordova/mt-os.osx.x86_64/dev_bundle/mongodb/bin/mongod
Unexpected mongo exit code null. Restarting.
dyld: Symbol not found: _SSLCopyRequestedPeerName
Referenced from:
/Users/bentriola/.meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.8.1.4gwv5w.33478++os.osx.x86_64+web.browser+web.browser.legacy+web.cordova/mt-os.osx.x86_64/dev_bundle/mongodb/bin/mongod
(which was built for Mac OS X 10.11)
Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/Security
in
/Users/bentriola/.meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.8.1.4gwv5w.33478++os.osx.x86_64+web.browser+web.browser.legacy+web.cordova/mt-os.osx.x86_64/dev_bundle/mongodb/bin/mongod
Unexpected mongo exit code null. Restarting.
dyld: Symbol not found: _SSLCopyRequestedPeerName
Referenced from:
/Users/bentriola/.meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.8.1.4gwv5w.33478++os.osx.x86_64+web.browser+web.browser.legacy+web.cordova/mt-os.osx.x86_64/dev_bundle/mongodb/bin/mongod
(which was built for Mac OS X 10.11)
Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/Security
in
/Users/bentriola/.meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.8.1.4gwv5w.33478++os.osx.x86_64+web.browser+web.browser.legacy+web.cordova/mt-os.osx.x86_64/dev_bundle/mongodb/bin/mongod
Unexpected mongo exit code null. Restarting.
Can't start Mongo server.      

[thespacecowboys45]

What version of MacOS are you running?

Related post:

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-35697

[zmorris]

I hit a similar issue during meteor create simple-todos and saw:

npm ERR! EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, open

I was on my home Mac Mini and it had been a while since I upgraded Node.js. I ran the newest installer:

https://nodejs.org/en/download/

Then opened a new Terminal.app window (to refresh any environment or $PATH info), deleted the incomplete simple-todos folder in the Finder, and re-ran meteor create simple-todos which then finished successfully. Then I was able to see the app running at http://localhost:3000/ and the changes auto-detection worked when I edited client/main.html and the page auto-refreshed in the browser without having to reload manually.

I'd recommend adding these to the top of all of your tutorial pages:

1. A note about installing the newest Node.js with a link to the installer
2. A note about the oldest environment (Mac/Windows/Linux) that the tutorial has been tested on (might not be needed if the Node.js installer succeeds for the user)

My info:

macOS High Sierra
Version 10.13.6 (17G7024)

Other than that, great job and thanks for your efforts!