nodejs

Recipe card from the charly-coder plugin (Images — the deployable catalog).

nodejs – Node.js and npm runtime

Candy Properties

Property	Value
Install files	`charly.yml`, `task:`

Environment Variables

Variable	Value
`NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX`	`~/.npm-global`
`npm_config_cache`	`~/.cache/npm`

PATH additions: ~/.npm-global/bin

Packages

RPM: nodejs, npm DEB: nodejs, npm PAC: nodejs, npm

pnpm (standalone binary)

The candy installs the pnpm standalone binary (self-contained — it bundles its own node) to /usr/local/bin/pnpm via a task: download. It is deliberately NOT a package.json dependency: a package.json would trigger the npm multi-stage builder on this candy, and the builder images that COMPOSE nodejs (arch-builder / fedora-builder) cannot self-provide the npm builder. The binary on /usr/local/bin is on the default system PATH for every user (incl. root — Immich runs its pnpm build as root). Immich and other pnpm consumers use this pnpm to drive their build.

Usage

my-image:
  candy:
    - nodejs

Used In Boxes

/charly-distros:fedora-builder
/charly-distros:arch-builder
Transitive dependency for openclaw, pre-commit, and other candies

/charly-coder:pre-commit – depends on nodejs
/charly-immich:immich-layer – uses the candy’s pnpm to build Immich

When to Use This Skill

Use when the user asks about:

Node.js or npm setup in containers
Global npm package installation
The nodejs candy or npm configuration

/charly-image:layer — candy authoring reference (charly.yml schema, task verbs, service declarations)
/charly-check:check — declarative testing (check: block, charly check box, charly check live)