node and npm and registry

node and npm and registry

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## Better Node installation
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# Install node from the packages as usual if you feel so inclined, or install NVM instead (or as a second step)
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.17.3/install.sh | bash

# Edit .zshrc to add the sourcing of the file

```
# Hook nvm
source $HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh
```
nvm install 0.10.33
nvm use 0.10.33
nvm alias default 0.10.33

# And install some node packages there instead of the system level
npm -g install yo
npm -g install grunt-cli
npm -g install bower

nvm -g install couchapp # For the registry

# To check what is installed:
npm -g list | grep -v '^ ' | grep -v '^│ '



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## NPM Registry mirror
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brew install couchdb

## From the output of 'brew install'
#To have launchd start couchdb at login:
    ln -sfv /usr/local/opt/couchdb/*.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents
#Then to load couchdb now:
    launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.couchdb.plist
    
#To verify success
curl http://127.0.0.1:5984

#To trigger replication without attachments (way less storage required)
curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:5984/_replicate -d '{"source":"https://skimdb.npmjs.com/registry/", "target":"registry", "create_target":true}' -H "Content-Type: application/json"