Errors installing socket.io for node.js

Question

I installed node on my windows 8 machine with no problems and then went to install the socket.io package to use for an assignment. After typing

npm install socket.io

I got a huge amount of errors. npm install socket.io errors

What I've tried so far: this - nodejs npm install socket.io error and this - NPM - Can't install socket.IO

The first answer in both. A lot of the other stuff I'm finding is for either windows 7 or Mac so I'm not sure if this is just a windows 8 thing.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 14 '15 at 19:43

1

As you can see in logs you have a permission error. Script doesn't have enough permissions to create directory in C:\\Program_Files\.... Use other directory instead or run command with Admin permissions.

answered Mar 14 '15 at 19:43

zaynetro

2,298
20
28

Was that all? Wow! what gives it away? Is it EPERM code showing up? Regardless it worked. Thanks! – eatinasandwich Mar 14 '15 at 20:01
"Please try running this command again as root/Administrator" is a good indicator. – Aaron Dufour Mar 14 '15 at 20:11

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 14 '15 at 19:43

Try running npm install socket.io

except this time run the command line as an administrator. You can do this in Windows 8 by going to your app search, typing cmd, right-clicking then click 'Run as administrator'.

I feel this is the issue because your error message says 'Please try running this command again as root/Administrator'.

Errors installing socket.io for node.js

2 Answers2