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+title: "NPM Global Without Sudo"
+categories:
+  - programming
+tags:
+  - nodejs
+  - npm
+  - linux
+  - security
+---
+
+## Don't Use `sudo` With `npm`
+
+I have seen quite a few programmers install global packages on their machine with `sudo npm`. Generally, that isn't a great idea. I was inspired by Andrew Crites's article "[Don’t Use `sudo` with `npm` …still](https://www.grammarly.com/blog/punctuation-capitalization/italics/)" to post this quick guide on configuring npm prefixes.
+
+Why shouldn't you use `sudo` with `npm`? Go read the Crites's article!
+
+### Creating a `npm` Prefix
+
+Set a prefix in your npm configuration using the `npm config` command.
+
+```bash
+npm config set prefix './local/'
+```
+
+This modifies your `~/.npmrc` to include the following line.
+
+```bash
+prefix=~/.local/
+```
+
+### Updating `$PATH`
+
+If you intend to run globally installed packages from the command line you must add the new prefix location to your `$PATH`. Replace `~/.zshrc` with the appropriate configuration file for your shell e.g. `~/.bashrc`.
+
+```bash
+mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
+echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin/:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc
+```
+
+### Installing Global Packages
+
+You can now install global packages in the scope of your user _without_ `sudo`!
+
+```bash
+npm i -g packagename
+```