# How to resolve the isssue for Error: spawn npm ENOENT

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**Category:** General\
**Tags:** function-node\
**Created:** [29 June 2023 10:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-resolve-the-isssue-for-error-spawn-npm-enoent/79483 "2023-06-29T10:24:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![GAOJY11](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gaojy11/32/80980_2.png) [@GAOJY11](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GAOJY11)\
**Post date:** [29 June 2023 10:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-resolve-the-isssue-for-error-spawn-npm-enoent/79483/1 "2023-06-29T10:24:36Z")

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2023-06-29T10:22:46.695Z Install : ttb-node-red-counter 0.1.0

2023-06-29T10:22:47.711Z npm install --no-audit --no-update-notifier --no-fund --save --save-prefix=~ --production --engine-strict ttb-node-red-counter@0.1.0  
2023-06-29T10:22:47.768Z [err] Error: spawn npm ENOENT  
2023-06-29T10:22:47.775Z rc=-2

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**Post date:** [29 June 2023 10:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-resolve-the-isssue-for-error-spawn-npm-enoent/79483/2 "2023-06-29T10:28:04Z")

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ENOENT means a file/directory is missing.

How are you running Node-RED? How is it installed?

Can you run that `npm install` command from the log manually in your Node-RED user directory?

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**Post date:** [28 August 2023 10:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-resolve-the-isssue-for-error-spawn-npm-enoent/79483/3 "2023-08-28T10:28:22Z")

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