# Netlify CLI fails to install **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Tags:** netlify-cli\ **Created:** [March 18, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/netlify-cli-fails-to-install/34508 "2021-03-18T15:29:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DesignedByNino](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/designedbynino/32/23461_2.png) [@DesignedByNino](https://answers.netlify.com/u/DesignedByNino)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/netlify-cli-fails-to-install/34508/1 "2021-03-18T15:29:02Z")
I am trying to install the Netlify CLI via `sudo npm install netlify-cli -g` on my mac running MacOS Big Sur 11.2.3 and it throws this npm error : ```auto sudo npm install netlify-cli -g  127 ✘ Password: npm WARN deprecated urix@0.1.0: Please see https://github.com/lydell/urix#deprecated npm WARN deprecated resolve-url@0.2.1: https://github.com/lydell/resolve-url#deprecated npm WARN deprecated rollup-plugin-inject@3.0.2: This package has been deprecated and is no longer maintained. Please use @rollup/plugin-inject. > yarn@1.22.10 preinstall /usr/local/lib/node_modules/netlify-cli/node_modules/yarn > :; (node ./preinstall.js > /dev/null 2>&1 || true) /usr/local/bin/netlify -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/netlify-cli/bin/run /usr/local/bin/ntl -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/netlify-cli/bin/run > esbuild@0.8.57 postinstall /usr/local/lib/node_modules/netlify-cli/node_modules/esbuild > node install.js Trying to install "esbuild-darwin-64" using npm Failed to install "esbuild-darwin-64" using npm: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/netlify-cli/node_modules/esbuild/esbuild-lcsaklv44g' Trying to download "https://registry.npmjs.org/esbuild-darwin-64/-/esbuild-darwin-64-0.8.57.tgz" /usr/local/lib/node_modules/netlify-cli/node_modules/esbuild/install.js:178 throw e; ^ Error: EACCES: permission denied, open '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/netlify-cli/node_modules/esbuild/bin/esbuild' at Object.openSync (fs.js:476:3) at Object.writeFileSync (fs.js:1467:35) at installBinaryFromPackage (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/netlify-cli/node_modules/esbuild/install.js:42:6) at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:93:5) { errno: -13, syscall: 'open', code: 'EACCES', path: '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/netlify-cli/node_modules/esbuild/bin/esbuild' } npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: @netlify/traffic-mesh-agent-win32-x64@^0.27.10 (node_modules/netlify-cli/node_modules/@netlify/traffic-mesh-agent/node_modules/@netlify/traffic-mesh-agent-win32-x64): npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for @netlify/traffic-mesh-agent-win32-x64@0.27.10: wanted {"os":"win32","arch":"x64"} (current: {"os":"darwin","arch":"x64"}) npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: @netlify/traffic-mesh-agent-linux-x64@^0.27.10 (node_modules/netlify-cli/node_modules/@netlify/traffic-mesh-agent/node_modules/@netlify/traffic-mesh-agent-linux-x64): npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for @netlify/traffic-mesh-agent-linux-x64@0.27.10: wanted {"os":"linux","arch":"x64"} (current: {"os":"darwin","arch":"x64"}) npm WARN @octokit/plugin-request-log@1.0.3 requires a peer of @octokit/core@>=3 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself. npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm ERR! errno 1 npm ERR! esbuild@0.8.57 postinstall: `node install.js` npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the esbuild@0.8.57 postinstall script. npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above. npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR! /Users/nino-p/.npm/_logs/2021-03-18T15_03_23_690Z-debug.log ``` ---
**Author:** ![DesignedByNino](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/designedbynino/32/23461_2.png) [@DesignedByNino](https://answers.netlify.com/u/DesignedByNino)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 3:51pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/netlify-cli-fails-to-install/34508/2 "2021-03-18T15:51:58Z")
I tried installing it without the `sudo` comand and it failed, I tried one more time without `sudo` and it actually installed successfully. Weird stuff, but it worked 😉 ---
**Author:** ![hillary](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/hillary/32/21132_2.png) [@hillary](https://answers.netlify.com/u/hillary)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/netlify-cli-fails-to-install/34508/3 "2021-03-18T15:54:33Z")
Hey there, @DesignedByNino Thank you so much for sharing your solution, I appreciate it! This is always beneficial for future Forums members who may encounter something similar. ---
**Author:** ![azarai](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/azarai/32/17643_2.png) [@azarai](https://answers.netlify.com/u/azarai)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 9:58am UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/netlify-cli-fails-to-install/34508/4 "2021-04-14T09:58:54Z")
Did not work for me. Even tried older netlify-cli and removing `~/.npm`. What did work for me: - Solution A: `sudo npm install netlify-cli -g --unsafe-perm` - Solution B: `sudo chmod o+w /opt/local/lib/node_modules`and then install without sudo. But everything belongs to the current user now. Strange thing as I did not change anything on my system. ---
**Author:** ![kylesloper](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/kylesloper/32/18398_2.png) [@kylesloper](https://answers.netlify.com/u/kylesloper)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 10:03am UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/netlify-cli-fails-to-install/34508/5 "2021-04-14T10:03:37Z")
Thanks for sharing this! People like you make Netlify Forums great 😀 :netliheart: ---
**Author:** ![mshekh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/mshekh/32/26956_2.png) [@mshekh](https://answers.netlify.com/u/mshekh)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2021, 5:42am UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/netlify-cli-fails-to-install/34508/6 "2021-06-29T05:42:15Z")
Thanks for sharing here, i just applied your solution B and it worked for me. but small change in path: in your case: sudo chmod o+w /opt/local/lib/node\_modules in my case: sudo chmod o+w /usr/lib/node\_modules 😀 👍 ---
**Author:** ![luke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/luke/32/39_2.png) [@luke](https://answers.netlify.com/u/luke)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2021, 8:15am UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/netlify-cli-fails-to-install/34508/7 "2021-06-29T08:15:43Z")
Hi, @mshekh. I must point out that installing `netlify-cli` using `sudo` is neither required nor recommended. ---
**Author:** ![jamaalhassan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/jamaalhassan/32/30379_2.png) [@jamaalhassan](https://answers.netlify.com/u/jamaalhassan)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/netlify-cli-fails-to-install/34508/8 "2021-10-14T17:42:03Z")
Solution A worked for me everyone is different