`npm install` goes to dead in China

Question

It halts when using npm to install dependencies for node.js applications. But works without any problem outside China. Who know ways to make it works beside VPN/SSH channel.

$ npm install
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/jade
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/formidable
# ... ... halt for hours and hours ... march 2014
# ... ... halts times after times ...

Answer 1

just use taobao's mirror

npm install -g cnpm --registry=http://registry.npm.taobao.org
cnpm install -g your-lib-name

Answer 2

Another mirror in China is https://registry.npm.taobao.org/.

$ npm config set registry https://registry.npm.taobao.org/
$ npm install

Answer 3

Perhaps it will work with the European registry?

$ npm config set registry http://registry.npmjs.eu
$ npm install

Unless that is blocked also?

Answer 4

There is a Chinese registry now too:

$ npm config set registry http://r.cnpmjs.org
$ npm install

It syncs with registry.npmjs.org.