node.js - 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• Very outdated npm version.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.