npm install hangs

Question

This is my package.json:

{ "name": "my-example-app", "version": "0.1.0", "dependencies": {    "request": "*",   "nano": "3.3.x",   "async": "~0.2"   } } 

Now, when I open the cmd and run npm install, the install hangs. What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

I had the same problem. The reason - wrong proxy was configured and because of that npm was unable to download packages.

So your best bet is to the see the output of

$ npm install --verbose 

and identify the problem. If you have never configured proxy, then possible causes can be

• Very outdated npm version.
• Some problem with your internet connection.
• Permissions are not sufficient for npm to modify files.