# local-npm/local-npm

Local and offline-first npm mirror

Repository: https://github.com/local-npm/local-npm
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/local-npm
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: node, npm, offline, registrty, mirror
Last push: 2020-02-24T19:45:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4412, "days_push": 2382, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1174, forks 80 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:52.268924+00:00)

## What it is
local-npm is a Node.js server that acts as a local npm registry mirror, caching modules and their dependencies as they are installed. It proxies requests to the main npm registry, replicates metadata updates within seconds, and enables mostly-offline npm installs.

## Use cases
- make npm install work offline
- speed up repeated npm installs on a team
- run a local npm registry mirror for a conference or meetup
- cache npm packages behind a local proxy
- reduce bandwidth by sharing a package cache across teammates

## When to choose
- you need npm installs to work without internet access
- a team or event repeatedly installs the same packages and wants faster installs
- you want a lightweight npm mirror without replicating the entire registry

## When to avoid
- you need a fully supported, actively maintained registry proxy (last release was 2020)
- you need private package hosting or full registry features like Verdaccio provides
- you use package managers other than npm

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: maintenance
- function: caching, http-server, proxy, package-manager, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: cli, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: npm-registry, npm-mirror, offline-first, package-caching, replication, command-line, automation, nodejs, docker

## Member repositories
- local-npm/local-npm (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:52.268924+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:28:18.043005+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/local-npm/local-npm (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:52.268924+00:00, sha 33963a506706)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/local-npm (fetched 2026-08-29T12:33:24.481445+00:00, sha 5ea38c5ad6fd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.