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Michael Dinnall
6,730 PointsDownload files arent working
I downloaded this project on my computer and it isn't working i did what was instructed in the video. Nothing then i looked around on stackoverflow and still nothing. Please help PS. npm installed and evel did this
npm install node-gyp -g npm install bcrypt -g
npm install bcrypt -save
Here is my terminal error"
treehouse-express-auth@1.0.0 start /Users/michaeldinnall/Desktop/javascript-authentication-with-express-and-mongo node ./app
module.js:442 throw err; ^
Error: Cannot find module 'bcrypt' at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:440:15) at Function.Module._load (module.js:388:25) at Module.require (module.js:468:17) at require (internal/module.js:20:19) at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/michaeldinnall/Desktop/javascript-authentication-with-express-and-mongo/models/user.js:2:14) at Module._compile (module.js:541:32) at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:550:10) at Module.load (module.js:458:32) at tryModuleLoad (module.js:417:12) at Function.Module._load (module.js:409:3) at Module.require (module.js:468:17) at require (internal/module.js:20:19) at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/michaeldinnall/Desktop/javascript-authentication-with-express-and-mongo/routes/index.js:3:12) at Module._compile (module.js:541:32) at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:550:10) at Module.load (module.js:458:32) at tryModuleLoad (module.js:417:12) at Function.Module._load (module.js:409:3) at Module.require (module.js:468:17) at require (internal/module.js:20:19) at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/michaeldinnall/Desktop/javascript-authentication-with-express-and-mongo/app.js:42:14) at Module._compile (module.js:541:32)
1 Answer
Craig Garner
25,732 Pointsnpm install --global --save bcrypt
npm install --global --save node-gyp
Michael Dinnall
6,730 PointsI tried your suggestion, but it didn't work.
Craig Garner
25,732 PointsSorry, I forgot the code markdown in the forum. They need to be on separate lines,
Craig Garner
25,732 PointsCraig Garner
25,732 PointsCheckout the error. The first thing it mentions is that it doesn't have bcrypt :) Usually starting from the top of a failed message will get you there a lot faster.