# Npm install ipfs error

**URL:** <https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/npm-install-ipfs-error/9832>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [January 14, 2021, 1:48pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/npm-install-ipfs-error/9832 "2021-01-14T13:48:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![samshi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/samshi/32/4421_2.png) [@samshi](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/samshi)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 1:48pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/npm-install-ipfs-error/9832/1 "2021-01-14T13:48:46Z")

</div>

npm install ipfs  
result:  
No matching version found for multicodec@^2.1.0.

npm install ipfs-core  
result:  
No matching version found for multicodec@^2.1.0.

how to install js-ipfs?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![windseason](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/windseason/32/4178_2.png) [@windseason](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/windseason)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/npm-install-ipfs-error/9832/2 "2021-01-14T14:39:50Z")

</div>

I encountered same problem

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![samshi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/samshi/32/4421_2.png) [@samshi](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/samshi)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/npm-install-ipfs-error/9832/3 "2021-01-15T12:54:19Z")

</div>

I try to npm install ipfs again today, SUCCESS!  
something must be done. great!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![samshi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/samshi/32/4421_2.png) [@samshi](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/samshi)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/npm-install-ipfs-error/9832/4 "2021-01-17T15:07:22Z")

</div>

npm install ipfs fail again.  
install failed in my three system: mac, centos, debian