npm
npm GitHub git and ssh URLs are breaking behind a proxy
npm only uses git: and ssh+git: URLs for GitHub repos, breaking proxies
npm can fail to fetch GitHub-based dependencies behind a proxy because git: and ssh+git: URLs bypass the proxy-friendly HTTPS path.
Observed message
npm only uses git: and ssh+git: URLs for GitHub repos, breaking proxies
Why it happens
- Dependencies resolve through git: or ssh+git: URLs that do not work with the current proxy.
- The network environment only supports HTTPS traffic to GitHub.
- Global git URL rewrite rules are not configured for the proxy-constrained environment.
How to fix it
- Configure git to rewrite git@github.com: URLs to https://github.com/.
- Configure git:// URLs to use https:// instead.
- Ensure the relevant .gitconfig is the one actually used by the environment.
