npm install is stuck.

[Rachel S]

I was installing react and the wheel never stops spinning. I left my VPS for over 30 minutes and this keeps happening with all modules, next, remix, vue, etc.

• npm config rm proxy
• npm config rm https-proxy

None of these commands solved the issue. Any advice would be appreciated.

[Ryaan J.]

One possible reason is that the wrong proxy is configured, which prevents npm from downloading packages.

So the best advice is to see the output of:

$ npm install --verbose

, and identify the problem. If you have never configured a proxy, then possible causes can be

• Very outdated npm version.
• Some problem with your internet connection.
• Permissions are not sufficient for npm to modify files.

You can also try deleting package-lock.json and running npm install afterward. This worked for me..