Error installing any npm

Question

I receive this error when installing any npm:

30 error Windows_NT 6.1.7601
31 error argv "C:\Program Files\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "install" "npm" "-g"
32 error node v0.12.7
33 error npm v2.11.3
34 error code ECONNREFUSED
35 error errno ECONNREFUSED
36 error syscall connect
37 error Error: connect ECONNREFUSED at exports._errnoException (util.js:746:11) at TCPConnectWrap.afterConnect [as oncomplete] (net.js:1010:19)
37 error { [Error: connect ECONNREFUSED]
37 error code: 'ECONNREFUSED',
37 error errno: 'ECONNREFUSED',
37 error syscall: 'connect' }
38 error If you are behind a proxy, please make sure that the
38 error 'proxy' config is set properly. See: 'npm help config'
39 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

Can you give me any help?

Answer 1

You should set proxy for npm config first. Please refer to the article below. Hope it will help.

https://jjasonclark.com/how-to-setup-node-behind-web-proxy

Answer 2

npm config set proxy http://proxy.company.com:8080
npm config set https-proxy http://proxy.company.com:8080

Set the proxies like above and it will work fine

mention your organisation name in company or your organisation's proxy address with port