Express module not found when installed with NPM

Question

When I try to run the app.js file created by express, I get the following error:

$ node app.js

node.js:134
        throw e; // process.nextTick         


        

Answer 1

On Ubuntu 12.04 you have to add the export NODE_PATH=/usr/local/lib/node_modules to your /.bashrc to use globally installed modules.