I’m stuck with a frustrating NPM issue. Whenever I try to install a package, I get this error: npm ERR! network getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND. I’ve looked through other posts but can’t find a solution that works for me.
I think it might be related to my proxy settings. I’ve set them up like this:
npm config set proxy http://proxy.company.com:8080
npm config set https-proxy http://proxy.company.com:8080
But I’m not sure if I’m using the right URL. Is there a way to check if these proxy settings are correct? What else should I try to fix this?
Here’s what the error looks like in my command prompt:
C:\>npm install browserify
npm WARN package.json no description
npm WARN package.json no repository field.
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/browserify
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/browserify
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/browserify
npm ERR! network getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND
npm ERR! network This is most likely not a problem with npm itself
npm ERR! network and is related to network connectivity.
npm ERR! network In most cases you are behind a proxy or have bad network settings.
Any help would be really appreciated!
I’ve encountered similar issues before. One thing that often helps is clearing the npm cache. Try running ‘npm cache clean --force’ and then attempt your installation again. If that doesn’t work, you might want to check your DNS settings. Sometimes, changing to Google’s public DNS (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4) can resolve address resolution problems. Also, ensure your system time is correctly set, as this can sometimes interfere with SSL certificate validation during npm operations. If you’re still stuck, consider temporarily disabling your antivirus or firewall to see if they’re interfering with npm’s network access.
I’ve faced this exact issue in my corporate environment. What worked for me was setting the ‘strict-ssl’ config to false temporarily. Run this command:
npm config set strict-ssl false
This bypasses SSL certificate validation, which can sometimes cause these errors behind corporate proxies. Remember to set it back to true after successfully installing your packages.
Another trick that helped was using a package.lock.json file. If you have access to a machine where npm works, run ‘npm install’ there, copy the generated package-lock.json to your problematic machine, then try ‘npm ci’ instead of ‘npm install’.
If these don’t work, your company might be using a custom npm registry. Check with your IT department if there’s an internal npm mirror you should be using instead of the public registry.
hey nate, sounds like a pain! have you tried pinging the npm registry? sometimes that can reveal connectivity issues. also, double-check your proxy url - maybe ask IT for the exact settings? if all else fails, try npm install with the --verbose flag. it might give more clues about whats going wrong. good luck!