How can I deploy node modules in a Meteor app on meteor.com?

Question

I have an application that uses the node twit module that is available via

npm install twit

I deployed the node module locally from .m

Answer 1

Just spent a half hour figuring out the "install npm module inside app/public step and thought I'd save the next person some time. From your app's home directory:

cd public
mkdir node_modules
npm install foo

By default, npm install foo installs "locally," but if there's no node_modules folder in your current directory then it moves up the directory tree looking for one. I was ending up with the package installing in $HOME/node_modules/foo instead of the local project. Fine for localhost, but not so much for deployment.

(Thanks to npm install locally for solving my root problem.)