npm "error network getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND"

Question

I am trying to install different modules through npm.

c:\>npm install -g express

But I am getting following error message:

0 info it worked if it ends with ok
1 verbose cli [ 'D:\\FH Kiel\\WS 13\\Advanced Javascript\\nodejs\\\\node.exe',
1 verbose cli   'D:\\FH Kiel\\WS 13\\Advanced Javascript\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js',
1 verbose cli   'install',
1 verbose cli   'express' ]
2 info using [email protected]
3 info using [email protected]
4 verbose node symlink D:\FH Kiel\WS 13\Advanced Javascript\nodejs\\node.exe
5 verbose cache add [ 'express', null ]
6 verbose cache add name=undefined spec="express" args=["express",null]
7 verbose parsed url { protocol: null,
7 verbose parsed url   slashes: null,
7 verbose parsed url   auth: null,
7 verbose parsed url   host: null,
7 verbose parsed url   port: null,
7 verbose parsed url   hostname: null,
7 verbose parsed url   hash: null,
7 verbose parsed url   search: null,
7 verbose parsed url   query: null,
7 verbose parsed url   pathname: 'express',
7 verbose parsed url   path: 'express',
7 verbose parsed url   href: 'express' }
8 silly lockFile f3c62de4-express express
9 verbose lock express C:\Users\MW\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\f3c62de4-express.lock
10 silly lockFile f3c62de4-express express
11 silly lockFile f3c62de4-express express
12 verbose addNamed [ 'express', '' ]
13 verbose addNamed [ null, '*' ]
14 silly lockFile 64a534c1-express express@
15 verbose lock express@ C:\Users\MW\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\64a534c1-express.lock
16 silly addNameRange { name: 'express', range: '*', hasData: false }
17 verbose url raw express
18 verbose url resolving [ 'http://registry.npmjs.org/', './express' ]
19 verbose url resolved http://registry.npmjs.org/express
20 info trying registry request attempt 1 at 15:47:46
21 http GET http://registry.npmjs.org/express
22 info retry will retry, error on last attempt: Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND
23 info trying registry request attempt 2 at 15:47:59
24 http GET http://registry.npmjs.org/express
25 info retry will retry, error on last attempt: Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND
26 info trying registry request attempt 3 at 15:49:01
27 http GET http://registry.npmjs.org/express
28 silly lockFile 64a534c1-express express@
29 silly lockFile 64a534c1-express express@
30 error network getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND
30 error network This is most likely not a problem with npm itself
30 error network and is related to network connectivity.
30 error network In most cases you are behind a proxy or have bad network settings.
30 error network
30 error network If you are behind a proxy, please make sure that the
30 error network 'proxy' config is set properly.  See: 'npm help config'
31 error System Windows_NT 6.1.7601
32 error command "D:\\FH Kiel\\WS 13\\Advanced Javascript\\nodejs\\\\node.exe" "D:\\FH Kiel\\WS 13\\Advanced Javascript\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "install" "express"
33 error cwd D:\nodejs
34 error node -v v0.10.22
35 error npm -v 1.3.14
36 error syscall getaddrinfo
37 error code ENOTFOUND
38 error errno ENOTFOUND
39 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

I have tried the following solutions:

npm config set proxy http://usr:pwd@proxyname:port

npm config set https-proxy http://usr:pwd@proxyname:port

npm config set registry http://registry.npmjs.org/

I have disabled the firewall and tried... nothing is working... There is no proxy setting so this should work (and is working in other computers)... I have installed node.js without any problem.

Thanx.

Update: Here is the windows host file :

#
# For example:
#
#      102.54.94.97     rhino.acme.com          # source server
#       38.25.63.10     x.acme.com              # x client host

# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
#   127.0.0.1       localhost
#   ::1             localhost


127.0.0.1       localhost
127.0.0.1       localhost
127.0.0.1       localhost

I have also tried this solution found in other post:

npm install <packagename> --registry http://registry.npmjs.org/

Didn't work either :(

Solution 1

I did not find any solution for this but at the end I had to re-install my Windows. It is working now...

Solution 2

Remove any proxy that is set in your npm config file.

At the command prompt, type npm config edit

This will open your .npmrc config file in your text editor.

Inside this file, go down to the proxy settings and if there are any entered settings there that you didn't configure yourself (such as http://proxyurl/:port), remove these settings, save the file, and go from there. This fixes this issue most of the time.

Comments

[MNG MAN]

npm config delete proxy somehow did it for me

[Abrar Hossain]

Welcome to SO. Firstly, similar suggestions are already provided by older answers. Secondly, the OP mentioned that they tried to set the registry explicitly while install the package and that did not work. Next time, carefully review existing answers and add your answer when there is relevant information missing in existing answers or you have another approach that is not mentioned by any other answers.