npm

Lesson in the Node.js Roadmap · Stage 3: npm

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is npm?

npm (Node Package Manager) is the default package manager for Node.js. It lets you install, update, and manage third-party libraries and tools for your project. npm also provides a registry at npmjs.com where developers publish and share their packages.

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Free resources to learn npm

Official docsNPM Documentation
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Can I learn npm in Hindi?

This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain npm in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this npm tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 10 of 113 in the free Node.js roadmap, in stage 3, npm. If you are new to Node.js, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.