Use npm for module installs
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Do you guys think it would be possible to use npm for installing modules? This forum software can do it, so it has to be possible somehow.
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The biggest issue is that you can specifically mention where to install modules.
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By the way, when MM2 is stable, it will be available for installation using
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@MichMich the forum also installs it’s modules into node_modules but it still somehow manages to find them and let the user activate them
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@paviro Yes, but that doesn’t mean they are in a specific folder. That would mean all modules will be installed in
~/MagicMirror/modules/node_modules/.- I don’t think that is what we want. -
That’s correct but would that be a real problem?
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@paviro Yes,it has to big of an impact on the file structure. This would require a lot of rewriting. (And besides that, it’s extremely ugly :))
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I agree on the ugly part
your are right I guess, would just be easier for the users 
but probably not enough to be worth it. -
It’s not that it’s not worth it. It’s just not cleanest solution.
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if it could be possible to build a Management Interface like iobroker (www.iobroker.org), it would be much more comfortable to use. Good node update und plugin design.
