ETIMEDOUT Error while installing Node packages on Windows

Question

I am trying to install node packages on my windows machine using npm from a fresh install of node.

however, I am getting ETIMEDOUT errors. I checked few other stacko

Answer 1

I was not able to install any packages before because of this error then after 1 hour, I finally resolved it because I was not behind a proxy but the proxy parameters got set in the npm config thats why that error was showing.

I'am posting it because if anyone is facing the same issue and if they are not behind any proxy then they can use the following commands:-

npm config rm proxy

npm config rm https-proxy

npm config delete http-proxy

npm config delete https-proxy

set HTTP_PROXY=null

set HTTPS_PROXY=null

Answer 2

I am posting this answer in case some one faces the same issue.

I was able to solve this by running following command:

npm config delete proxy

Answer 3

For people working in corporates (where you cannot delete or edit the proxy configuration of the organization):

There must be an .npmrc file in your users folder. If not, you can create one. This file can be edited to register the proxy settings of your organization. Contact your organization's IT team to get the relevant proxy details.

Example of the .npmrcfile contents for my organization:

strict-ssl=false
registry=https://nexus.com/nexus/content/groups/npm-read/
proxy=http://primary-proxy.gslb.intranet.com:8080/
https-proxy=http://primary-proxy.gslb.intranet.com:8080

This file can be found in your users folder:

Answer 4

I tried all the suggested solutions I could find on GitHub forums and StackOverflow topics. Finally disabling my router's firewall solved the issue immediately.

I am using Windows 10, node 4.0.0 and npm 2.13.4.