Check NPM version
npm –v
Check node version
node –v
Set NPM version to
npm install npm@5.5.1
Install and use node version
nvm install 8.9.0
nvm use 8.9.0

we need to downgrade or set the node and npm version to the one specified in the Prerequisites.
node 8.9.0
npm 5.5.1
node 12.22.11
npm 8.6.0
Nodejs and Npm

Install CouchDB
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y couchdb
CouchDb
Verify the Installation
Edit host file:
gedit/etc/hosts
Log in to your Fauxton control panel at http://127.0.0.1:5984/_utils/ with your user credentials
and create a new database with CouchDB.
sudo apt update && upgrade
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
curl -L https://couchdb.apache.org/repo/bintray-pubkey.asc | sudo apt-key add
sudo apt update
sudo apt install couchdb

npm init -y
npm install --only=prod @hyperledger/caliper-cli@0.2.0
npx caliper benchmark run --caliper-workspace ./ --caliper-benchconfig benchmarks/benchmark.yaml
--caliper-networkconfig networks/networkConfig.yaml
Hyperledger Caliper

async queryRecord(ctx, recordNumber) {
        const recordAsBytes = await ctx.stub.getState(recordNumber); // get the record from
chaincode state
        if (!recordAsBytes || recordAsBytes.length === 0) {
            throw new Error(`${recordNumber} does not exist`);
        }
        console.log(recordAsBytes.toString());
        return recordAsBytes.toString();
    }

queryRecord

async createRecord(ctx, recordNumber, name, description) {
        console.info('============= START : Create Record ===========');
        const record = {
            docType: 'record',
            name,
            description
        };
        await ctx.stub.putState(recordNumber, Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(record)));
        console.info('============= END : Create Record ===========');
    }
createRecord