npm ERR! code UNABLE_TO_GET_ISSUER_CERT_LOCALLY

Question

I am trying all the ways of creating react application. I have tried with maven and now i am trying with crate-react-app build system from Facebook Incubators.

When

Answer 1

Changing the NPM repo URL to HTTP works as a quick-fix, but I wanted to use HTTPS.

In my case, the proxy at my employer (ZScaler) was causing issues (as it acts as a MITM, causing certification verification issues)

I forgot I found a script that helps with this and Git (for cloning GitHub repos via HTTPS had the same issue) and forked it for my use

Basically, it does the following for git:

git config --global http.proxy http://gateway.zscaler.net:80/
git config --system http.proxy http://gateway.zscaler.net:80/

and for Node, it adds proxy=http://gateway.zscaler.net:80/ to the end of c:\Users\$USERNAME\npm\.npmrc

That solved the issue for me.