Questions tagged [npm-ci]
npm ci is a command in the npm CLI that Installs a project with a clean slate. This command is similar to npm-install, except it’s meant to be used in automated environments. This tag should be used for questions specifically relating to the npm ci command, and not the npm install command.
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What is the difference between "npm install" and "npm ci"?
I'm working with continuous integration and discovered the npm ci command.
I can't figure what the advantages are of using this command for my workflow.
Is it faster? Does it make the test harder,...
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npm: When to use `--force` and `--legacy-peer-deps`
I'm trying to understand how recreating the node_modules directory for deployment works.
We're using npm ci instead of npm install to ensure a clean slate during deployment. However, when we run it ...
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Is there a way of making "npm ci" install devDependencies, or "npm install" not update package-lock.json?
I'm trying to put together documentation for new developers installing our codebase on their local development environments. I'd like to give them command(s) that:
Installs both devDependencies and ...
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pnpm equivalent command for npm ci
What is the equivalent command for npm ci in pnpm?
According to the documentation for npm install:
pnpm install is used to install all dependencies for a project.
In a CI environment, installation ...
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How I can skip installing optional dependencies by 'npm ci'?
How I can skip installing optional dependencies from package-lock.json by npm ci?
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Using "npm ci" instead of "npm install" for deterministic project setup
Given a project where the package-lock.json is managed in source control with the goal that all developers on the team get exactly the same dependencies.
From the documentation of npm I think ...
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npm ci giving Conflicting peer dependency
I am trying to install the dependencies from docker file with command RUN npm ci. But I am getting the following error Conflicting peer dependencies. Fix the upstream dependency conflict, or retry ...
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GitHub action fails on npm ci
I have git action to run prettier(Code formatter). Below is the format.yml file of git action.
name: Format code with prettier
on:
push:
branches-ignore:
- master
jobs:
format:
runs-...
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Did "npm install" become deterministic in npm 7?
Here https://github.blog/2021-02-02-npm-7-is-now-generally-available/
it's said:
The lockfile v2 unlocks the ability to do deterministic and reproducible builds to produce a package tree.
But I ...
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npm ci fails in Github Action
I am working on a pipeline to install npm packages using GitHub Actions, I am getting this error:
npm ERR! code EUSAGE
npm ERR!
npm ERR! The `npm ci` command can only install with an existing package-...
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couldn't run npm ci
node.js - v12.16.2
npm - 6.14.4
OS - windows 10
When I run npm ci i get error.
The complete error log:
npm WARN prepare removing existing node_modules/ before installation
> [email protected] ...
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NPM prune after NPM ci
I have an innocent question :is there some interest to do a npm prune after a npm ci ? For me npm ci seems to be sufficient, no ?
Thanks by advance
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Azure Devops: The given cache key has changed in its resolved value between restore and save steps;
I am struggling with one warning which shows in Azure Devops.
##[warning]The given cache key has changed in its resolved value between restore and save steps;
original key: npm|"Linux"|...
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NPM audit not finding vulnerabilities
I have a CI service that runs npm audit on every build and notifies if there are high-risk vulnerabilities. The strange thing is when CI reports high vulnerabilities when I run npm audit locally, it ...
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When npm install/ci honors package-lock.json, is there any purpose of using tilde(~) and caret(^) in package.json?
In case an application has a package-lock.json or shripkwrap.json, both npm install/npm ci command would honor the dependencies versions (in package-lock.json or shripkwrap.json), what purpose would ...
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Running "npm ci" when building docker image is much slower
I tried to run npm ci command using the same package.json and package-lock.json files in three different environments:
docker host machine - takes ~27s to complete
inside a docker container - takes ~...
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npm ci not working on bitbucket pipeline?
I have a react-native project and I'm trying to use bitbucket pipeline to run the tests and export to expo.
For that I tried to follow this article, but it fail with the following output :
+ npm ci
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npm ci in Jenkins parallel pipeline
I've got a monorepo with roughly the following structure (npm modules):
myProject
|-base
|-ui1
|-ui2
In the base module I have all the stuff combined which my ui1 and ui2 projects use commonly. I ...
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npm ci command fails in GitHub actions when running on Node 16
I'm running npm ci on Node 16 in GitHub workflow actions and keep getting the following error:
npm ERR! code E401
npm ERR! Incorrect or missing password.
npm ERR! If you were trying to login, change ...
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Why "npm ci" removes node_modules / all packages?
Why npm ci removes the node_modules / all packages?
If a node_modules is already present, it will be automatically removed
before npm ci begins its install.
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Lerna + npm packages - how do I run npm install of the build?
I've created a monorepo project with server/client/shared packages.
I have an existing (large) project that I try to apply monorepo behavior to have common code between multiple projects.
I'm using ...
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VS2017 not able to identify the command npm ci
Node version: 8.11.3
I checked out a solution. It includes package-lock.json.
So, I am trying to run npm ci on the instance.
Unfortunately, it is not working.
I am getting the message:
Usage: npm <...
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Should .gitignore be modified to include ./node_modules/.package-lock.json (aka: lockfileVersion 3)?
This is a commonly asked question, but a little different this time. It seems the developers of Node.js have chosen to make NPM register the standard v2 package-lock.json in the project root (or ...
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'npm ci' command is not working as expected
I have installed a library with version 1.0.0 and then I have modified package.json file with version 1.0.3 and then I run "npm ci" and expecting it should not update the package as it ...
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Adonis npm ci --production hangs
I have problem when deploying an Adonis project, After building, adonis suggest to do npm ci --production inside build folder. And after I do npm ci --production, the process is hangs
extractTree: ...
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How do you deploy a continuous running app when using npm-cli
I have a largish nodejs based web app, with both server and client components working together. I am currently deploying the app, but using git pull to take my latest production branch from the ...
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401 Unauthorized - authentication token not provided, GitHub npm
I have to download a package from my-org with GitHub actions for Node projects.
I have an action like this to make an .npmrc file:
> ${{ inputs.npmrc_path }}
echo "@my-org:registry=https://npm....
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Getting npm permission error when doing npm ci on windows self hosted runner
I am working on a github action where I have to install dependencies using npm ci command. I am using a self-hosted windows runner. Here's my github action:
name: test build
on:
workflow_dispatch:
...
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npm ci is failing intermittently with "error cb() never called!" [email protected] and [email protected]
We have a few build pipelines that are failing intermittently with "error cb() never called!" for npm ci. This error is displayed after it downloaded and extract a random npm package (in ...
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React App wont run using npm run dev, by use of concurrently
I am working on a React app that I just pulled down from Github. I ran an npm ci once pulled down and opened the project hoping it would run. I'm getting an error when I am trying to run the client ...
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Vue-CLI project automatic deployment on Firebase Hosting using GitHub actions
So I am having my Vue-CLI project and I can't manage automatic deployments.
I've been googling all day, I got the key from firebase login:ci but I don't understand where am I supposed to place it ...
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Bypass NPM cache, if the module that I'm looking for is not there
While working with NPM and its cache, I noticed that -sometimes- when the newest version of a certain package is not in the cache, npm ci errors out without bypassing NPM cache.
Is there a way to tell ...
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Gitlab CI - caching Node.js dependencies
I'm having significant problems trying to reuse the packages installed with npm ci between jobs. I have been following this documentation: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/caching/#cache-nodejs-...
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Installing freeCodecamp locally hangs when I get to the npm ci step
I've been trying to install freeCodeCamp repo locally coz I'm doing the Full-stack curriculum and I am in a remote area where the grid is not reliable.
I've got the repo on my compute already. I've ...
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