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# if running inside VirtualBox on a shared folder
# you must enable symlinks on the shared folder
$ VBoxManage setextradata "<vm name>" VBoxInternal2/SharedFoldersEnableSymlinksCreate/<shared folder> 1

# verify with
$ VBoxManage getextradata "<vm name>" enumerate

npm install --no-bin-links

  • On the host machine (assuming Windows), but some variation of this will work in any OS: cd C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox

  • Run the following command:

    VBoxManage setextradata VM_NAME VBoxInternal2/SharedFoldersEnableSymlinksCreate/SHARE_NAME 1

    replacing VM_NAME with your Virtual Machine's name (if you don't know this, in VBox go to Machine > Settings > General > Basic > Name --- also replace SHARE_NAME with the name of your shared folder, if you don't remember this, go to Machine > Settings > Shared Folders.

  • Restart your VM AND VirtualBox, but run it as administrator. On Windows hosts, just right click the icon for VirtualBox and select Run as Administrator.

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