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npm ci is a command in the npm CLI that Installs a project with a clean slate. This command is similar to npm-install, except it’s meant to be used in automated environments. This tag should be used for questions specifically relating to the npm ci command, and not the npm install command.

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What is the difference between "npm install" and "npm ci"?

I'm working with continuous integration and discovered the npm ci command. I can't figure what the advantages are of using this command for my workflow. Is it faster? Does it make the test harder, okay, and after?
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npm: When to use `--force` and `--legacy-peer-deps`

I'm trying to understand how recreating the node_modules directory for deployment works. We're using npm ci instead of npm install to ensure a clean slate during deployment. However, when we run it without any flags, we get the following error: Fix…
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Is there a way of making "npm ci" install devDependencies, or "npm install" not update package-lock.json?

I'm trying to put together documentation for new developers installing our codebase on their local development environments. I'd like to give them command(s) that: Installs both devDependencies and dependencies based on the versions in…
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pnpm equivalent command for npm ci

What is the equivalent command for npm ci in pnpm? According to the documentation for npm install: pnpm install is used to install all dependencies for a project. In a CI environment, installation fails if a lockfile is present but needs an…
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How I can skip installing optional dependencies by 'npm ci'?

How I can skip installing optional dependencies from package-lock.json by npm ci?
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Using "npm ci" instead of "npm install" for deterministic project setup

Given a project where the package-lock.json is managed in source control with the goal that all developers on the team get exactly the same dependencies. From the documentation of npm I think developers should use npm ci to set up their development…
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GitHub action fails on npm ci

I have git action to run prettier(Code formatter). Below is the format.yml file of git action. name: Format code with prettier on: push: branches-ignore: - master jobs: format: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - name:…
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npm ci giving Conflicting peer dependency

I am trying to install the dependencies from docker file with command RUN npm ci. But I am getting the following error Conflicting peer dependencies. Fix the upstream dependency conflict, or retry this command with --force, or --legacy-peer-deps to…
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Did "npm install" become deterministic in npm 7?

Here https://github.blog/2021-02-02-npm-7-is-now-generally-available/ it's said: The lockfile v2 unlocks the ability to do deterministic and reproducible builds to produce a package tree. But I wonder is it the default behavior now for npm 7? That…
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couldn't run npm ci

node.js - v12.16.2 npm - 6.14.4 OS - windows 10 When I run npm ci i get error. The complete error log: npm WARN prepare removing existing node_modules/ before installation > fsevents@1.2.4 install G:\Agrima\workspace\VoTT\node_modules\fsevents >…
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When npm install/ci honors package-lock.json, is there any purpose of using tilde(~) and caret(^) in package.json?

In case an application has a package-lock.json or shripkwrap.json, both npm install/npm ci command would honor the dependencies versions (in package-lock.json or shripkwrap.json), what purpose would tilde(~) and caret(^) serve in package.json?
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Running "npm ci" when building docker image is much slower

I tried to run npm ci command using the same package.json and package-lock.json files in three different environments: docker host machine - takes ~27s to complete inside a docker container - takes ~32s to complete during building a docker image -…
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NPM prune after NPM ci

I have an innocent question :is there some interest to do a npm prune after a npm ci ? For me npm ci seems to be sufficient, no ? Thanks by advance
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npm ci fails in Github Action

I am working on a pipeline to install npm packages using GitHub Actions, I am getting this error: npm ERR! code EUSAGE npm ERR! npm ERR! The `npm ci` command can only install with an existing package-lock.json or npm ERR! npm-shrinkwrap.json with…
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Azure Devops: The given cache key has changed in its resolved value between restore and save steps;

I am struggling with one warning which shows in Azure Devops. ##[warning]The given cache key has changed in its resolved value between restore and save steps; original key: npm|"Linux"|1hQ5erTp1F2VHRtmwbSGxyt5NqLK6CNbXboa/qqfKiE= modified key:…
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