Hi - new to Pulumi and trying out typescript and python examples. Had a question on pulumi new. It creates the node_modules in the same directory as project. Is there a way to install the node_modules where node installs and installs other modules? I understand it is part of .gitignore. Perhaps there is a way to call it so t lets node do the necessary installs wherever it needs to? Thanks for your help!

I'm not sure what you meant by that. Node looks for packages in the node_modukes folder.

Ok yes I understand. But is the node_modules always located in the project directory. Is there not a global node_modules directory like in other languages such as python (part of system) or perhaps a central location where node installs other modules? I am new to typescript as ell and really a python developer trying out ts.

Yes, you can use a mono-repo style, compatible with yarn or similar, or you can roll your own. You only need the

Pulumi.yaml

and

Pulumi.<stack>.yaml

in your Pulumi project directories. Your node_modules, package.json, tsconfig.json and any other "super-project" files can go elsewhere. NPM, Mocha etc. all respect this, by looking for the files in any parent directory.

Thank you for all the options tenwit. Will try out the mono-repo style and the -g options.