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Recommended approach to install PNPM 10 #9044
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In PNPM <10, we installed and enabled PNPM via Corepack, and Corepack would manage the version via the After nodejs/corepack#612 we are looking to stop using Corepack and would ideally like a consistent way to install PNPM for production builds and also for all engineers in local environments. PNPM has many installation methods with Corepack being listed second after a standalone install. PNPM 10 adds a new configuration option:
Which replaces Corepack's functionality post-install. But pre-install, activiating PNPM via Corepack to then not use Corepack to manage the PNPM version feels counterintuitive. In Node.js projects, what's the recommended approach to setting up and using PNPM? |
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I still think that corepack is probably the best option. You can safely use corepack, just disable the integrity check. Or update corepack to the latest version. Alternatively, you could install pnpm with npm if that works in your scenario. If you use Github actions, you may also use our github action to get pnpm installed. |
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+1 We are also wondering if the |
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After reading through some Node issues, I think the way forward here is to continue to use corepack, but installing first i.e. without relying on Node bundling it. We continue to use it in production builds, but not in production runtime. |
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Yeh yeh is useful 👍 |
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I'm in the same boat. Hearing corepack becoming deprecated for a project that needs to just run for a long time, makes me wonder what the best way to handle it is. I kinda dislike having to install it twice too when you separate build from the container. It would be better if the PNPM team would supply its own docker image where pnpm is already installed, to just skip the whole installation phase |
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Just an update: I ended up just installing PNPM separately and not rely on corepack. Sure the commands are a bit different, but now I can at least be sure what I get and keep getting. Since its just the github pipeline, I'm not really worried it will be negative in the future, but its weird that there still isn't really a plan. Either deprecate corepack, or revert the decision and keep using it. I don't like this limbo state one bit. |
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Here's my recommended approach for installing pnpm 10 across different environments, considering the Corepack changes: 📦 Recommended Installation Strategy1. CI/CD (GitHub Actions) - Use the Official Action- uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
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version: 10This is the most reliable approach for CI and handles caching automatically. 2. Local Development / Production - Standalone ScriptSince Corepack is being removed from Node.js 25+, I recommend the standalone installation: macOS/Linux: curl -fsSL https://get.pnpm.io/install.sh | sh -Windows (PowerShell): iwr https://get.pnpm.io/install.ps1 -useb | iex3. Fallback Option - npm global installnpm install -g pnpm@10🔄 Version Management with pnpm 10pnpm 10 has
This eliminates the need for Corepack's version management entirely! Summary
Hope this helps! 🚀 |
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If I wanted an answer from ChatGPT, I would have asked it myself |
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Can the maintainers clarify in the docs which is the ideal method to setup |
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That would be great. Are there any news? |
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The standalone scripts are the best way to install pnpm because in that case you can install it on a system that doesn't have node.js installed and then you can use pnpm to install node. Unfortunately, the standalone script doesn't support Intel macOS computers from v11 as the binaries generated by node.js SEA don't work on darwin x64 systems. For those users we suggest using |
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I still think that corepack is probably the best option. You can safely use corepack, just disable the integrity check. Or update corepack to the latest version.
Alternatively, you could install pnpm with npm if that works in your scenario.
If you use Github actions, you may also use our github action to get pnpm installed.