# 404 error - can't get @meshtastic/node-red-contrib-meshtastic to install

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/404-error-cant-get-meshtastic-node-red-contrib-meshtastic-to-install/84067>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [27 December 2023 19:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/404-error-cant-get-meshtastic-node-red-contrib-meshtastic-to-install/84067 "2023-12-27T19:04:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![guywire](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/guywire/32/86599_2.png) [@guywire](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/guywire)\
**Post date:** [27 December 2023 19:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/404-error-cant-get-meshtastic-node-red-contrib-meshtastic-to-install/84067/1 "2023-12-27T19:04:32Z")

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Log below. I'm not sure how to contact the developer.

```auto
2023-12-27T19:03:19.479Z Install : @meshtastic/node-red-contrib-meshtastic 2.2.16-0

2023-12-27T19:03:19.238Z npm install --no-audit --no-update-notifier --no-fund --save --save-prefix=~ --production --engine-strict @meshtastic/node-red-contrib-meshtastic@2.2.16-0
2023-12-27T19:03:21.237Z [err] npm
2023-12-27T19:03:21.239Z [err] WARN
2023-12-27T19:03:21.239Z [err] config production Use `--omit=dev` instead.
2023-12-27T19:03:26.616Z [err] npm
2023-12-27T19:03:26.617Z [err] ERR! code E404
2023-12-27T19:03:26.629Z [err] npm 
2023-12-27T19:03:26.629Z [err] ERR!
2023-12-27T19:03:26.630Z [err] 404 Not Found - GET https://registry.npmjs.org/@buf%2fmeshtastic_protobufs.bufbuild_es - Not found
2023-12-27T19:03:26.630Z [err] npm 
2023-12-27T19:03:26.630Z [err] ERR! 404 
2023-12-27T19:03:26.631Z [err] npm 
2023-12-27T19:03:26.631Z [err] ERR! 404 '@buf/meshtastic_protobufs.bufbuild_es@1.6.0-20231206215336-8002ce9b3c7a.1' is not in this registry.
2023-12-27T19:03:26.632Z [err] npm ERR!
2023-12-27T19:03:26.632Z [err] 404 
2023-12-27T19:03:26.632Z [err] npm ERR! 404 Note that you can also install from a
2023-12-27T19:03:26.632Z [err] npm ERR!
2023-12-27T19:03:26.632Z [err] 404 tarball, folder, http url, or git url.
2023-12-27T19:03:26.639Z [err] 
2023-12-27T19:03:26.640Z [err] npm 
2023-12-27T19:03:26.640Z [err] ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: /home/pi/.npm/_logs/2023-12-27T19_03_21_022Z-debug-0.log
2023-12-27T19:03:26.656Z rc=1

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**Author:** ![marcus-j-davies](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/marcus-j-davies/32/103435_2.png) [@marcus-j-davies](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/marcus-j-davies)\
**Post date:** [27 December 2023 19:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/404-error-cant-get-meshtastic-node-red-contrib-meshtastic-to-install/84067/2 "2023-12-27T19:12:25Z")

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~~This is their Github - use it to try and each out.~~  
~~They don't provide any github links for their modules. so good luck~~

~~\https://github.com/sachaw~~

**EDIT**  
See Below - but I think this is an NPM issue, not a Node RED one

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**Author:** ![GogoVega](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gogovega/32/71313_2.png) [@GogoVega](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GogoVega)\
**Post date:** [27 December 2023 19:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/404-error-cant-get-meshtastic-node-red-contrib-meshtastic-to-install/84067/3 "2023-12-27T19:14:24Z")

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Related to [Respect `.npmrc` for package registry · Issue #4496 · node-red/node-red · GitHub](https://github.com/node-red/node-red/issues/4496)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [10 January 2024 19:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/404-error-cant-get-meshtastic-node-red-contrib-meshtastic-to-install/84067/4 "2024-01-10T19:14:59Z")

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