I’m having trouble getting puppeteer to work properly after running the install command.
When I try to install puppeteer using npm in my Visual Studio Code terminal, something weird happens. The installation seems to finish but I don’t think it actually downloaded anything. Instead I get this message about packages needing funding.
Here’s what I ran and what showed up:
npm install puppeteer
up to date, audited 67 packages in 5s
8 packages are looking for funding
run `npm fund` for details
found 0 vulnerabilities
Does this mean the installation failed? I expected to see downloading progress but got this funding notice instead. What am I doing wrong here?
actually this looks totally normal to me. npm only shows download progress when its actually fetching new packages from the registry. since yours says “up to date” it means puppeteer was already there so no downloading needed. the funding thing is just npm being chatty about donations - you can ignore that completly. just do a quick node -e "console.log(require('puppeteer'))" to test if its really installed.
The output you received indicates that the installation was successful. The message “up to date, audited 67 packages” reveals that npm recognizes puppeteer as already present in your project, so it didn’t need to download it again. This situation can arise if you’ve installed puppeteer previously or if it’s listed in your package.json dependencies. The funding message is merely npm’s notification that some packages are open to sponsorship, which doesn’t affect the status of your installation. To ensure that puppeteer is installed correctly, check the node_modules directory for a puppeteer folder or attempt to import it in a test script. If you prefer to view the download process, consider deleting the node_modules folder and executing npm install once more.
The funding message doesn’t indicate a failed installation - it’s actually showing that puppeteer is already installed and up to date. When npm says “up to date, audited 67 packages” it means the installation was successful and all dependencies are present. The funding message is just npm informing you that some packages in your dependency tree accept donations, which is completely normal and unrelated to functionality. You won’t always see download progress if the packages are already cached locally or if you’ve installed puppeteer before. Try running a simple puppeteer script to verify it’s working properly, or check your node_modules folder to confirm the puppeteer directory exists.