@VI

/usr/lib/node_modules/ssb-server/node_modules/muxrpcli/index.js:125
      throw err
      ^

Error: stream ended with:0 but wanted:34
    at drain (/usr/lib/node_modules/ssb-server/node_modules/pull-reader/index.js:43:26)
…

That looks like the output of a failing RPC command, e.g. plugins.install. What is the stack trace from ssb-server start when it crashes?