nodejsnpminstall

Ensures npm is available through the embedded Node.js npm or installs npm from source.

Actions

Action	Description
:install	Installs npm. Default.
:remove	Removes npm artifacts created by source installs.

Properties

Property	Type	Default	Description
install_method	String	'embedded'	One of embedded or source.
install_node	true, false	true	Installs Node.js before npm.
node_install_method	String	'package'	Node.js install method when install_node is true.
version	String	'24.15.0'	Node.js version passed to nodejs_install.
prefix_url	String	'<https://nodejs.org/dist/'>	Node.js artifact base URL passed to nodejs_install.
npm_version	String	'latest'	npm version resolved from the npm registry for source installs.
npm_url	String, nil	nil	Override npm tarball URL.
npm_checksum	String, nil	nil	Optional npm tarball checksum.
make_threads	Integer, String, nil	CPU count	Parallel make jobs for source installs.

Examples

nodejs_npm_install 'npm' do
  install_method 'embedded'
end

nodejs_npm_install 'npm from source' do
  install_method 'source'
  npm_version '11.6.2'
end