Not able to execute npm global packages commands like pm2, nodemon

[manastunga787]

Not able to execute any npm global package commands like pm2 , nodemon etc..

in remote ssh server i configured the global package directory as per instruction https://docs.npmjs.com/resolving-eacces-permissions-errors-when-installing-packages-globally

mkdir ~/.npm-global
npm config set prefix '~/.npm-global'
export PATH=~/.npm-global/bin:$PATH
source ~/.profile

already install package like pm2 and nodemon

npm install pm2 -g
npm install nodemon -g

after installation

pm2 -v
5.2.0

But getting Error in github action while executing command via ssh-action

in .yaml file

 - name: executing ssh commands using password
        uses: appleboy/ssh-action@master
        with:
          host: ${{ secrets.SSH_SERVER_IP}}
          username: ${{ secrets.SSH_USER_NAME }}
          key: ${{secrets.SSH_KEY}}
          script: |
            node -v
            pm2 -v

but getting following error

======CMD======
node -v
pm2 -v

======END======

out: v16.14.0
err: bash: line 1: pm2: command not found

[manastunga787]

This happens because npm-global was not loaded in path properly while using ssh-action I followed the instruction from here stackoverflow answer npm config get prefix

Then this will be return some thing like this: in my case

/your_user/.npm-global

Copy this path, and add the /bin in the end -> /your_user/npm-global/bin

Export the path in your script section like following

   - name: executing remote ssh commands using password
        uses: appleboy/ssh-action@master
        with:
          host: ${{ secrets.SSH_SERVER_IP}}
          username: ${{ secrets.SSH_USER_NAME }}
          key: ${{secrets.SSH_KEY}}
          script: |
            PATH=$PATH:/${{secrets.SSH_USER_NAME}}/.npm-global/bin
            pm2 -v

now it outputs 5.2.0

[nggepe]

thanks it works for me even I'm using nvm

[Sunbvert]

For node version v18.14.0, .npm-global folder no longer existed. PATH=$PATH:/home/${{secrets.SSH_USER_NAME}}/.nvm/versions/node/v18.14.0/bin

[irfandyj]

For people who used volta, it's

export PATH=$PATH:/home/${{ secrets.SSH_USER_NAME }}/.volta/tools/image/node/18.16.0/bin