A base TSConfig for working with Node 16. Add the package to your "devDependencies": npm install --save-dev @tsconfig/node16 yarn add --dev @tsconfig/node16 Add to your tsconfig.json: "extends": "@tsconfig/node16/tsconfig.json" The tsconfig.json: { "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/tsconfig", "display": "Node 16", "compilerOptions": { "lib": ["es2021"], "module": "Node16", "target": "es2021", "strict": true, "esModuleInterop": true, "skipLibCheck": true, "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true, "moduleResolution": "node" } } You can find the code here.