Permission Errors

Resolve npm permission errors on macOS and Linux. Fix EACCES errors when installing or running Memoria.

The Problem

You see 'EACCES: permission denied' or similar errors when running npm or Memoria.

Change npm's default directory to a user-owned location.

mkdir ~/.npm-global
npm config set prefix '~/.npm-global'

# Add to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc
export PATH=~/.npm-global/bin:$PATH

source ~/.zshrc

Node Version Manager handles permissions automatically.

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.0/install.sh | bash
nvm install 20
nvm use 20

Never use 'sudo npm install'. This creates permission issues. Use one of the above solutions instead.

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