How to set the default path for node modules?

Question

I have installed node.js at my local system (path : C:\Program Files\nodejs). I installed some modules and expected them to be placed in (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules). But, the installed modules are placed at C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules. Is this right or wrong? Can i access these modules globally?

My system platform is windows 7, and my version of node is 0.10.

Answer 1

The current (January 2018) version of Node.js is 9.4.0, so I'm not sure if it is compatible with your version.

You can set the default global installation path for node_modules by modifying your npmrc file.

Execute in a prompt: npm config list. It should among other things display a prefix setting, which is set to your Roaming AppData folder, for example: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\npm. You can override this setting by executing npm config set prefix C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm.

Now, once you install node_modules globally they will be placed in that directory.