NPM Installs Package Outside Current Directory

Question

I try to install express package using npm from inside /home/iwan/my-project directory:

npm install express

express@3.3.7 ../node_modules/express
├── method         


        

Answer 1

You could also create a blank package.json file using guidelines from the https://docs.npmjs.com/files/package.json webpage. Then place this in your project folder and type npm install.