Resolve Errors Installing Medusa CLI

In this document, you can find solutions to some common problems that occur when installing Medusa’s CLI Tool.

NPM Error: EACCES Permissions Errors

If you install the Medusa CLI tool with NPM and get a permission error, NPM proposes as a solution either re-installing NPM with a node version manager (nvm), or manually setting npm’s default directory.

You can check out more information in NPM’s documentation.

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Powershell Error: command not found: medusa

If you're using Powershell and you installed the CLI tool, but when you try to use it you get the error:

command not found: medusa

Try closing your Powershell window and opening a new one.

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Yarn Error: command not found: medusa

If you install the Medusa CLI tool with Yarn, then try to use the CLI tool but get the error:

command not found: medusa

You have to add Yarn’s install location to the PATH variable:

MacOS / Linux

export PATH="$(yarn global bin):$PATH"

Windows

# MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE %path%
setx path "%path%;c:\users\YOURUSERNAME\appdata\local\yarn\bin"
# YOURUSERNAME is your account username

You can learn more in Yarn’s documentation.