npm install doesn't create node_modules directory

Question

I am trying to do a homework for a mongodb uni course. They gave us some files, instructions are:

run npm install mongodb then node app.js<

Answer 1

NPM has created a node_modules directory at '/home/jasonshark/' path.

From your question it looks like you wanted node_modules to be created in the current directory.

For that,

1. Create project directory: mkdir
2. Switch to: cd
3. Do: npm init This will create package.json file at current path

4. Open package.json & fill it something like below

   {
       "name": "project-name",
       "version": "project-version",
       "dependencies": {
           "mongodb": "*"
       }
   }
   

5. Now do : npm install OR npm update

Now it will create node_modules directory under folder 'project-name' you created.