# NodeJS is installed to /opt, and not $HOME

**URL:** <https://discuss.circleci.com/t/nodejs-is-installed-to-opt-and-not-home/4434>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** trusty\
**Created:** [June 7, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/nodejs-is-installed-to-opt-and-not-home/4434 "2016-06-07T19:39:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![shaneog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/shaneog/32/1407_2.png) [@shaneog](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/shaneog)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/nodejs-is-installed-to-opt-and-not-home/4434/1 "2016-06-07T19:39:04Z")

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Node is installed to /opt instead of to $HOME which prevents [global module caching](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/how-to-cache-global-npm-packages/951).

```auto
~$ node -v
v4.4.5
~$ which node
/opt/circleci/nodejs/v4.4.5/bin/node

```

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**Author:** ![tom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/tom/32/27680_2.png) [@tom](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/tom)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 12:58pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/nodejs-is-installed-to-opt-and-not-home/4434/2 "2016-06-15T12:58:38Z")

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Hi thanks for reporting this. Caching on 14.04 under `/opt/circleci/` should work the same as under `/home/ubuntu` on 12.04.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/original/3X/5/1/511608acda8e85906e15909b57bd0a46c1dbe291.png) [@system](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 11:34am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/nodejs-is-installed-to-opt-and-not-home/4434/3 "2018-06-18T11:34:13Z")

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Closed on June 18, 2018, 11:34am UTC