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Install global node in different location on windows

Categories: Nodejs

Change global nodejs location

  • Install into c:\tools\vendor\nodejs
  • Create folder c:\tools\vendor\nodejs\npm-cache
  • Create folder c:\tools\vendor\nodejs\etc
  • Set NODE environment variable as c:\tools\vendor\nodejs
  • Ensure %NODE% environment is added to %PATH%
  • Set NODE_PATH environment variable as c:\tools\vendor\nodejs\node_modules
  • Edit %NODE_PATH%\npm\npmrc with the following content prefix=c:\tools\vendor\nodejs
  • npm config --global set prefix "c:\tools\vendor\nodejs"
  • npm config --global set cache "c:\tools\vendor\nodejs\npm-cache"
  • npm -g install npm@latest
  • install any npm module

npmrc

prefix=c:\tools\vendor\nodejs
cache=c:\tools\vendor\npm-cache
strict-ssl=false
registry=http://registry.npmjs.org/
proxy=http://proxy.myplace.com:3128/
https-proxy=http://proxy.myplace.com:3128/
http-proxy=proxy.myplace.com:3128