SyntaxError: Unexpected token '=' while compiling ejs

If the above error is not helpful, you may want to try EJS-Lint:
https://github.com/RyanZim/EJS-Lint
Or, if you meant to create an async function, pass `async: true` as an option.
    at new Function (<anonymous>)
    at Template.compile (/root/webmaker/node_modules/ejs/lib/ejs.js:652:12)
    at Object.compile (/root/webmaker/node_modules/ejs/lib/ejs.js:392:16)
    at handleCache (/root/webmaker/node_modules/ejs/lib/ejs.js:215:18)
    at exports.render (/root/webmaker/node_modules/ejs/lib/ejs.js:419:10)
    at /root/webmaker/templates/root.js:297:40
    at /root/webmaker/common/mtTemplate.js:697:8
    at /root/webmaker/common/mtTemplate.js:689:9
    at /root/webmaker/node_modules/async/dist/async.js:1143:9
    at /root/webmaker/node_modules/async/dist/async.js:473:16