diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 971418dd54..38be958a0b 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -217,9 +217,6 @@ importers:
       marked:
         specifier: ^5.1.0
         version: 5.1.0
-      node-fetch:
-        specifier: ^3.3.1
-        version: 3.3.1
       prettier:
         specifier: ^2.8.8
         version: 2.8.8
@@ -3000,11 +2997,6 @@ packages:
       type: 1.2.0
     dev: false
 
-  /data-uri-to-buffer@4.0.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-0R9ikRb668HB7QDxT1vkpuUBtqc53YyAwMwGeUFKRojY/NWKvdZ+9UYtRfGmhqNbRkTSVpMbmyhXipFFv2cb/A==}
-    engines: {node: '>= 12'}
-    dev: true
-
   /data-urls@4.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-/mMTei/JXPqvFqQtfyTowxmJVwr2PVAeCcDxyFf6LhoOu/09TX2OX3kb2wzi4DMXcfj4OItwDOnhl5oziPnT6g==}
     engines: {node: '>=14'}
@@ -3737,14 +3729,6 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=12'}
     dev: true
 
-  /fetch-blob@3.2.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-7yAQpD2UMJzLi1Dqv7qFYnPbaPx7ZfFK6PiIxQ4PfkGPyNyl2Ugx+a/umUonmKqjhM4DnfbMvdX6otXq83soQQ==}
-    engines: {node: ^12.20 || >= 14.13}
-    dependencies:
-      node-domexception: 1.0.0
-      web-streams-polyfill: 3.2.1
-    dev: true
-
   /fflate@0.7.4:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-5u2V/CDW15QM1XbbgS+0DfPxVB+jUKhWEKuuFuHncbk3tEEqzmoXL+2KyOFuKGqOnmdIy0/davWF1CkuwtibCw==}
     dev: true
@@ -3834,13 +3818,6 @@ packages:
       mime-types: 2.1.35
     dev: true
 
-  /formdata-polyfill@4.0.10:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-buewHzMvYL29jdeQTVILecSaZKnt/RJWjoZCF5OW60Z67/GmSLBkOFM7qh1PI3zFNtJbaZL5eQu1vLfazOwj4g==}
-    engines: {node: '>=12.20.0'}
-    dependencies:
-      fetch-blob: 3.2.0
-    dev: true
-
   /fs-constants@1.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-y6OAwoSIf7FyjMIv94u+b5rdheZEjzR63GTyZJm5qh4Bi+2YgwLCcI/fPFZkL5PSixOt6ZNKm+w+Hfp/Bciwow==}
     dev: true
@@ -4939,11 +4916,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-+eawOlIgy680F0kBzPUNFhMZGtJ1YmqM6l4+Crf4IkImjYrO/mqPwRMh352g23uIaQKFItcQ64I7KMaJxHgAVA==}
     dev: true
 
-  /node-domexception@1.0.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-/jKZoMpw0F8GRwl4/eLROPA3cfcXtLApP0QzLmUT/HuPCZWyB7IY9ZrMeKw2O/nFIqPQB3PVM9aYm0F312AXDQ==}
-    engines: {node: '>=10.5.0'}
-    dev: true
-
   /node-fetch@2.6.11:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-4I6pdBY1EthSqDmJkiNk3JIT8cswwR9nfeW/cPdUagJYEQG7R95WRH74wpz7ma8Gh/9dI9FP+OU+0E4FvtA55w==}
     engines: {node: 4.x || >=6.0.0}
@@ -4955,15 +4927,6 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       whatwg-url: 5.0.0
 
-  /node-fetch@3.3.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-cRVc/kyto/7E5shrWca1Wsea4y6tL9iYJE5FBCius3JQfb/4P4I295PfhgbJQBLTx6lATE4z+wK0rPM4VS2uow==}
-    engines: {node: ^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0}
-    dependencies:
-      data-uri-to-buffer: 4.0.1
-      fetch-blob: 3.2.0
-      formdata-polyfill: 4.0.10
-    dev: true
-
   /node-gyp-build@4.6.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-NTZVKn9IylLwUzaKjkas1e4u2DLNcV4rdYagA4PWdPwW87Bi7z+BznyKSRwS/761tV/lzCGXplWsiaMjLqP2zQ==}
     hasBin: true
@@ -6766,11 +6729,6 @@ packages:
       defaults: 1.0.4
     dev: true
 
-  /web-streams-polyfill@3.2.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-e0MO3wdXWKrLbL0DgGnUV7WHVuw9OUvL4hjgnPkIeEvESk74gAITi5G606JtZPp39cd8HA9VQzCIvA49LpPN5Q==}
-    engines: {node: '>= 8'}
-    dev: true
-
   /webidl-conversions@3.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-2JAn3z8AR6rjK8Sm8orRC0h/bcl/DqL7tRPdGZ4I1CjdF+EaMLmYxBHyXuKL849eucPFhvBoxMsflfOb8kxaeQ==}
 
diff --git a/sites/svelte.dev/package.json b/sites/svelte.dev/package.json
index bc842c537d..55105e7613 100644
--- a/sites/svelte.dev/package.json
+++ b/sites/svelte.dev/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
     "jimp": "^0.22.8",
     "magic-string": "^0.30.1",
     "marked": "^5.1.0",
-    "node-fetch": "^3.3.1",
     "prettier": "^2.8.8",
     "prettier-plugin-svelte": "^2.10.1",
     "sass": "^1.63.6",
diff --git a/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/generate_examples.js b/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/generate_examples.js
index 2a96fa79e0..360cba79bd 100644
--- a/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/generate_examples.js
+++ b/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/generate_examples.js
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { get_examples_data } from '../src/lib/server/examples/index.js';
-import fs from 'node:fs';
+import { mkdir, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
 
 const examples_data = await get_examples_data(
 	fileURLToPath(new URL('../../../documentation/examples', import.meta.url))
 );
 
 try {
-	fs.mkdirSync(new URL('../src/lib/generated/', import.meta.url), { recursive: true });
+	await mkdir(new URL('../src/lib/generated/', import.meta.url), { recursive: true });
 } catch {}
 
-fs.writeFileSync(
+writeFile(
 	new URL('../src/lib/generated/examples-data.js', import.meta.url),
 	`export default ${JSON.stringify(examples_data)}`
 );
diff --git a/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/get_contributors.js b/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/get_contributors.js
index 05392e4939..f30ca5077f 100644
--- a/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/get_contributors.js
+++ b/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/get_contributors.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+// @ts-check
 import 'dotenv/config';
-import fs from 'fs';
-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 import Jimp from 'jimp';
-import { dirname } from 'path';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+import { stat, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { dirname } from 'node:path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 
 const force = process.env.FORCE_UPDATE === 'true';
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 process.chdir(__dirname);
 
 const outputFile = `../src/routes/_components/Supporters/contributors.js`;
-if (!force && fs.existsSync(outputFile)) {
+if (!force && (await stat(outputFile))) {
 	console.info(`[update/contributors] ${outputFile} exists. Skipping`);
 	process.exit(0);
 }
@@ -22,50 +22,49 @@ const { GITHUB_CLIENT_ID, GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET } = process.env;
 const MAX = 24;
 const SIZE = 128;
 
-async function main() {
-	const contributors = [];
-	let page = 1;
+const contributors = [];
+let page = 1;
 
-	while (true) {
-		const res = await fetch(
-			`${base}?client_id=${GITHUB_CLIENT_ID}&client_secret=${GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET}&per_page=100&page=${page++}`
-		);
-		const list = await res.json();
+while (true) {
+	const res = await fetch(
+		`${base}?client_id=${GITHUB_CLIENT_ID}&client_secret=${GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET}&per_page=100&page=${page++}`
+	);
+	const list = await res.json();
 
-		if (list.length === 0) break;
+	if (!Array.isArray(list)) throw new Error('Expected an array');
 
-		contributors.push(...list);
-	}
+	if (list.length === 0) break;
 
-	const authors = contributors
-		.filter(({ login }) => !login.includes('[bot]'))
-		.sort((a, b) => b.contributions - a.contributions)
-		.slice(0, MAX);
+	contributors.push(...list);
+}
 
-	const sprite = new Jimp(SIZE * authors.length, SIZE);
+const authors = contributors
+	.filter(({ login }) => !login.includes('[bot]'))
+	.sort((a, b) => b.contributions - a.contributions)
+	.slice(0, MAX);
 
-	for (let i = 0; i < authors.length; i += 1) {
-		const author = authors[i];
-		console.log(`${i + 1} / ${authors.length}: ${author.login}`);
+const sprite = new Jimp(SIZE * authors.length, SIZE);
 
-		const image_data = await fetch(author.avatar_url);
-		const buffer = await image_data.arrayBuffer();
+for (let i = 0; i < authors.length; i += 1) {
+	const author = authors[i];
+	console.log(`${i + 1} / ${authors.length}: ${author.login}`);
 
-		const image = await Jimp.read(buffer);
-		image.resize(SIZE, SIZE);
+	const image_data = await fetch(author.avatar_url);
+	const buffer = await image_data.arrayBuffer();
 
-		sprite.composite(image, i * SIZE, 0);
-	}
+	// @ts-ignore
+	const image = await Jimp.read(buffer);
+	image.resize(SIZE, SIZE);
 
-	await sprite.quality(80).write(`../src/routes/_components/Supporters/contributors.jpg`);
-	// TODO: Optimizing the static/contributors.jpg image should probably get automated as well
-	console.log(
-		'remember to additionally optimize the resulting /static/contributors.jpg image file via e.g. https://squoosh.app '
-	);
+	sprite.composite(image, i * SIZE, 0);
+}
 
-	const str = `[\n\t${authors.map((a) => `'${a.login}'`).join(',\n\t')}\n]`;
+await sprite.quality(80).write(`../src/routes/_components/Supporters/contributors.jpg`);
+// TODO: Optimizing the static/contributors.jpg image should probably get automated as well
+console.log(
+	'remember to additionally optimize the resulting /static/contributors.jpg image file via e.g. https://squoosh.app '
+);
 
-	fs.writeFileSync(outputFile, `export default ${str};`);
-}
+const str = `[\n\t${authors.map((a) => `'${a.login}'`).join(',\n\t')}\n]`;
 
-main();
+writeFile(outputFile, `export default ${str};`);
diff --git a/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/get_donors.js b/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/get_donors.js
index bd8af280a1..587d8c3a44 100644
--- a/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/get_donors.js
+++ b/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/get_donors.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+// @ts-check
 import 'dotenv/config';
-import fs from 'fs';
-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 import Jimp from 'jimp';
-import { dirname } from 'path';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+import { stat, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { dirname } from 'node:path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 
 const force = process.env.FORCE_UPDATE === 'true';
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 process.chdir(__dirname);
 
 const outputFile = `../src/routes/_components/Supporters/donors.js`;
-if (!force && fs.existsSync(outputFile)) {
+if (!force && (await stat(outputFile))) {
 	console.info(`[update/donors] ${outputFile} exists. Skipping`);
 	process.exit(0);
 }
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ async function main() {
 	const res = await fetch('https://opencollective.com/svelte/members/all.json');
 	const donors = await res.json();
 
+	if (!Array.isArray(donors)) throw new Error('Expected an array');
+
 	const unique = new Map();
 	donors.forEach((d) => unique.set(d.profile, d));
 
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ async function main() {
 		try {
 			const image_data = await fetch(backer.image);
 			const buffer = await image_data.arrayBuffer();
+			// @ts-ignore
 			const image = await Jimp.read(buffer);
 			image.resize(SIZE, SIZE);
 			included.push({ backer, image });
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ async function main() {
 
 	const str = `[\n\t${included.map((a) => `${JSON.stringify(a.backer.name)}`).join(',\n\t')}\n]`;
 
-	fs.writeFileSync(outputFile, `export default ${str};`);
+	writeFile(outputFile, `export default ${str};`);
 }
 
 main();
diff --git a/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/type-gen/index.js b/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/type-gen/index.js
index 0959ac8309..18c82f19b0 100644
--- a/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/type-gen/index.js
+++ b/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/type-gen/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // @ts-check
-import fs from 'node:fs';
+import { mkdir, readFile, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import prettier from 'prettier';
 import ts from 'typescript';
@@ -236,12 +236,12 @@ function strip_origin(str) {
 /**
  * @param {string} file
  */
-function read_d_ts_file(file) {
+async function read_d_ts_file(file) {
 	const resolved = path.resolve('../../packages/svelte', file);
 
 	// We can't use JSDoc comments inside JSDoc, so we would get ts(7031) errors if
 	// we didn't ignore this error specifically for `/// file:` code examples
-	const str = fs.readFileSync(resolved, 'utf-8');
+	const str = await readFile(resolved, 'utf-8');
 
 	return str.replace(/(\s*\*\s*)```js([\s\S]+?)```/g, (match, prefix, code) => {
 		return `${prefix}\`\`\`js${prefix}// @errors: 7031${code}\`\`\``;
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ function read_d_ts_file(file) {
 }
 
 {
-	const code = read_d_ts_file('types/index.d.ts');
+	const code = await read_d_ts_file('types/index.d.ts');
 	const node = ts.createSourceFile('index.d.ts', code, ts.ScriptTarget.Latest, true);
 
 	for (const statement of node.statements) {
@@ -296,10 +296,10 @@ $: {
 }
 
 try {
-	fs.mkdirSync(new URL('../../src/lib/generated', import.meta.url), { recursive: true });
+	await mkdir(new URL('../../src/lib/generated', import.meta.url), { recursive: true });
 } catch {}
 
-fs.writeFileSync(
+writeFile(
 	new URL('../../src/lib/generated/type-info.js', import.meta.url),
 	`
 /* This file is generated by running \`pnpm generate\`
diff --git a/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/update_template.js b/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/update_template.js
index a54a3acb06..0b0cf5d546 100644
--- a/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/update_template.js
+++ b/sites/svelte.dev/scripts/update_template.js
@@ -1,36 +1,45 @@
+// @ts-check
+import { lstat, readFile, stat, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import path, { dirname } from 'node:path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import sh from 'shelljs';
-import fs from 'fs';
-import path, { dirname } from 'path';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 
-const force = process.env.FORCE_UPDATE === 'true';
+try {
+	const force = process.env.FORCE_UPDATE === 'true';
 
-const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
-sh.cd(path.join(__dirname, '..'));
+	const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+	sh.cd(path.join(__dirname, '..'));
 
-const outputFile = 'static/svelte-app.json';
-if (!force && fs.existsSync(outputFile)) {
-	console.info(`[update/template] ${outputFile} exists. Skipping`);
-	process.exit(0);
-}
+	const outputFile = 'static/svelte-app.json';
+	if (!force && (await stat(outputFile))) {
+		console.info(`[update/template] ${outputFile} exists. Skipping`);
+		process.exit(0);
+	}
 
-// fetch svelte app
-sh.rm('-rf', 'scripts/svelte-app');
-sh.exec('npx degit sveltejs/template scripts/svelte-app');
+	// fetch svelte app
+	sh.rm('-rf', 'scripts/svelte-app');
+	sh.exec('npx degit sveltejs/template scripts/svelte-app');
 
-// remove src (will be recreated client-side) and node_modules
-sh.rm('-rf', 'scripts/svelte-app/src');
-sh.rm('-rf', 'scripts/svelte-app/node_modules');
+	// remove src (will be recreated client-side) and node_modules
+	sh.rm('-rf', 'scripts/svelte-app/src');
+	sh.rm('-rf', 'scripts/svelte-app/node_modules');
 
-// build svelte-app.json
-const appPath = 'scripts/svelte-app';
-const files = [];
+	// build svelte-app.json
+	const appPath = 'scripts/svelte-app';
+	const files = [];
 
-for (const path of sh.find(appPath).filter((p) => fs.lstatSync(p).isFile())) {
-	const bytes = fs.readFileSync(path);
-	const string = bytes.toString();
-	const data = bytes.compare(Buffer.from(string)) === 0 ? string : [...bytes];
-	files.push({ path: path.slice(appPath.length + 1), data });
-}
+	for (const path of sh.find(appPath)) {
+		// Skip directories
+		if (!(await lstat(path)).isFile()) continue;
 
-fs.writeFileSync(outputFile, JSON.stringify(files));
+		const bytes = await readFile(path);
+		const string = bytes.toString();
+		const data = bytes.compare(Buffer.from(string)) === 0 ? string : [...bytes];
+		files.push({ path: path.slice(appPath.length + 1), data });
+	}
+
+	writeFile(outputFile, JSON.stringify(files));
+} catch (e) {
+	console.error(e);
+	process.exit(1);
+}
diff --git a/sites/svelte.dev/src/routes/content.json/+server.js b/sites/svelte.dev/src/routes/content.json/+server.js
index 223891ad0c..75659752c9 100644
--- a/sites/svelte.dev/src/routes/content.json/+server.js
+++ b/sites/svelte.dev/src/routes/content.json/+server.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { json } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 
 export const prerender = true;
 
-export function GET() {
+export async function GET() {
 	return json({
-		blocks: content()
+		blocks: await content()
 	});
 }
diff --git a/sites/svelte.dev/src/routes/content.json/content.server.js b/sites/svelte.dev/src/routes/content.json/content.server.js
index f6f6a1e2ed..5dc2355fda 100644
--- a/sites/svelte.dev/src/routes/content.json/content.server.js
+++ b/sites/svelte.dev/src/routes/content.json/content.server.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import {
 	removeMarkdown,
 	replaceExportTypePlaceholders
 } from '@sveltejs/site-kit/markdown';
-import fs from 'node:fs';
-import glob from 'tiny-glob/sync.js';
+import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import glob from 'tiny-glob';
 import { CONTENT_BASE } from '../../constants.js';
 
 const base = CONTENT_BASE;
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ function path_basename(path) {
 	return path.split(/[\\/]/).pop();
 }
 
-export function content() {
+export async function content() {
 	/** @type {import('@sveltejs/site-kit/search').Block[]} */
 	const blocks = [];
 
 	const breadcrumbs = [];
 
-	for (const file of glob('**/*.md', { cwd: `${base}/docs` })) {
+	for (const file of await glob('**/*.md', { cwd: `${base}/docs` })) {
 		const basename = path_basename(file);
 		const match = /\d{2}-(.+)\.md/.exec(basename);
 		if (!match) continue;
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ export function content() {
 		const slug = match[1];
 
 		const filepath = `${base}/docs/${file}`;
-		// const markdown = replace_placeholders(fs.readFileSync(filepath, 'utf-8'));
-		const markdown = replaceExportTypePlaceholders(fs.readFileSync(filepath, 'utf-8'), modules);
+		const markdown = replaceExportTypePlaceholders(await readFile(filepath, 'utf-8'), modules);
 
 		const { body, metadata } = extractFrontmatter(markdown);
 
diff --git a/sites/svelte.dev/vite.config.js b/sites/svelte.dev/vite.config.js
index 424b1f9d06..4eabf145f5 100644
--- a/sites/svelte.dev/vite.config.js
+++ b/sites/svelte.dev/vite.config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { sveltekit } from '@sveltejs/kit/vite';
-import * as fs from 'fs';
+import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
 
 const plugins = [raw(['.ttf']), sveltekit()];
 
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ if (!process.versions.webcontainer) {
 function raw(ext) {
 	return {
 		name: 'vite-plugin-raw',
-		transform(_, id) {
+		async transform(_, id) {
 			if (ext.some((e) => id.endsWith(e))) {
-				const buffer = fs.readFileSync(id);
+				const buffer = await readFile(id);
 				return { code: `export default ${JSON.stringify(buffer)}`, map: null };
 			}
 		}