npm throws error without sudo

Question

I just installed node and npm through the package on nodejs.org and whenever I try to search or install something with npm it throws the following error, unless I sudo the c

Answer 1

Problem: You do not have permission to write to the directories that npm uses to store global packages and commands.

Solution: Allow permission for npm.

Open a terminal:

command + spacebar then type 'terminal'

Enter this command:

sudo chown -R $(whoami) $(npm config get prefix)/{lib/node_modules,bin,share}

• Note: this will require your password.

This solution allows permission to ONLY the directories needed, keeping the other directories nice and safe.