Nodejs Cannot find module

Question

I\'m getting an error when trying to use any global module, exemple:

Error: Cannot find module \'express\'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:         


        

Answer 1

Just to quote from here:

https://www.npmjs.org/doc/files/npm-folders.html

• Install it locally if you're going to require() it.
• Install it globally if you're going to run it on the command line.
• If you need both, then install it in both places, or use npm link.