Hi, to start, i'm using windows 10 : The problem is: what is the best way to install a module such as node-red-contrib-s7 (for example) on a computer without internet connection? On this offline device I have copied my Node-Red project but I am missing this node (I have copied node-Red directly …

That topic came up here before. See this thread for some ideas: [image] Installing Node-RED on a Work (Corporate) Laptop General No, but you can install it on another machine (same OS, NodeJS and architecture) and copy the whole installation to your target machine with an…

The problem is similar, yes, but not the same. I already have NodeRed installed on my offline PC and I want to install a dependency like when you run (for example): npm install node-red-contrib-s7 I have tried to copy the npm cache of the online machine, copy it to the other and try to install it.…

I think the solution is the same. Just run npm install node-red-contrib-s7 in the NR workspace of your online machine, and copy the whole workspace to your offline machine (important is the node_modules dir). By workspace I mean the directory where your flows.json resides. I don't recommend instal…

In this case, would you overwrite the node_modules folder or skip those dependencies already installed? Couldn't there be a problem with the versions of each one? on the other hand, this method seems simpler and more effective than what I was trying I think it's basically copy node_modules and add…

In most cases I just replace the node_modules with the new one (rename or move it away first), so I always get a state that's consistent with the online machine. Plus, I have the option to quickly roll-back the old state by restoring the renamed node_modules directory if something goes wrong. You d…

[image] kuema: You don't need to update the package.json of your workspace, If you don't then npm will (almost) silently remove the package if you run npm, so suddenly you find that half your packages are missing. @Nxito , in case you had not realised, I believe that @kuema maintains a full c…

[image] Colin: If you don't then npm will (almost) silently remove the package if you run npm, so suddenly you find that half your packages are missing. I meant the offline copy of the workspace... you don't run npm there anyway. As I said, I recommend keeping them in sync anyway. …

[image] kuema: I meant the offline copy of the workspace... you don't run npm there anyway. It would be easy, I think, to forget which system you were on and try to use npm to install something. I don't know whether running something like npm list would remove them. I would not be surprised…

Well, if you keep the project files in sync the problem won't occur. And in my case, I don't even have NPM on the offline machines available in the first place, so I never ran into that trap. :slightly_smiling_face:

I agree, use an online device - of the same platform type - to build a working environment and then synchronise it to the offline device - with a USB stick and RSYNC on both ends maybe if truly offline. Removing npm from the offline device is a good idea. You should also remove npx as well.

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[Question] Best way to install modules to an offline pc

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kuema 27 January 2020 09:17 2

That topic came up here before.

See this thread for some ideas:

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