npm ERR! network getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND

Question

I am getting npm ERR! network getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND error while trying to install any package using NPM. I know there are numerous threads on the same issue but

Answer 1

does your proxy require you to authenticate? because if it does, you might want you configure your proxy like this.

placeholder names. username is a placeholder for your actual username. password is a placeholder for your actual password. proxy.company.com is a placeholder for your actualy proxy *port" is your actualy port the proxy goes through. its usualy 8080

npm config set proxy "http://username:password@proxy.company.com:port"
npm config set https-proxy "http://username:password@proxy.company.com:port"