(Optional) Add pnpm

pnpm is a drop-in replacement for npm. It saves disk space by using hard links and symlinks, and it delivers faster install times.

Add an `.npmrc` file

Create an .npmrc file in the project root.

shamefully-hoist=true
strict-peer-dependencies=false
auto-install-peers=true

Add the appropriate pnpm-related entries to .gitignore.

.pnpm-store/
.pnpm-state.json
.pnpmfile.cjs

Make sure pnpm is installed globally on your system.

tip

You can install it with Corepack,

corepack enable pnpm

or directly with npm.

npm install -g pnpm

When you install dependencies with pnpm for the first time, it automatically creates pnpm-lock.yaml.

rm -rf node_modules
pnpm install

You can add helper npm scripts in package.json to simplify common pnpm commands.

"install:clean": "rm -rf node_modules && pnpm install",
"install:update": "rm -rf node_modules pnpm-lock.yaml package-lock.json && pnpm install",