local-npm | Local and offline-first npm mirror | Runtime Evironment library

local-npm is a JavaScript library typically used in Server, Runtime Evironment, Nodejs, NPM applications. local-npm has no bugs, it has no vulnerabilities, it has a Permissive License and it has medium support. You can install using 'npm i local-npm' or download it from GitHub, npm.

local-npm acts as a proxy between you and the main npm registry. You run npm install commands like normal, but under the hood, all requests are sent through the local server. When you first npm install a module, it'll be fetched from the main npm registry. After that, the module and all its dependencies (at that version) are stored in a local database, so you can expect subsequent installs to be much faster. The server will also listen for changes from the remote registry, so you can expect updates to a module's metadata to be replicated within seconds of being published. (I.e. you won't get stuck with old versions.). If you're organizing a conference/meetup/whatever, you can also share this local server with multiple people. So if your teammates are constantly installing the same modules over and over again, this can save a lot of time in the long run. local-npm is also a good way to make npm install work offline. Assuming new versions of a package haven't been published since you last installed, subsequent npm installs will all serve from the cache, without ever hitting a remote server. Addy Osmani has a nice post comparing local-npm to other options.