`npm install`在中国死了

Question

It halts when using npm to install dependencies for node.js applications. But works without any problem outside China. Who know ways to make it works beside VPN/SSH channel .

$ npm install
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/jade
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/formidable
# ... ... halt for hours and hours ... march 2014
# ... ... halts times after times ...

Answer 1

There is a Chinese registry now too:

$ npm config set registry http://r.cnpmjs.org
$ npm install

It syncs with registry.npmjs.org.

Answer 2

Perhaps it will work with the European registry ?

$ npm config set registry http://registry.npmjs.eu
$ npm install

Unless that is blocked also?

Answer 3

Another mirror in China is https://registry.npm.taobao.org/ .

$ npm config set registry https://registry.npm.taobao.org/
$ npm install

Answer 4

just use taobao's mirror

npm install -g cnpm --registry=http://registry.npm.taobao.org
cnpm install -g your-lib-name