Resolve Errors Installing Medusa CLI

This troubleshooting guide covers common errors you may encounter when installing the Medusa CLI and how to resolve them.

NPM Error: EACCES Permissions Errors#

If you install the Medusa CLI tool with NPM and get a permission error, NPM proposes as a solution either re-installing NPM with a node version manager (nvm), or manually setting npm’s default directory.

Learn more in NPM’s documentation.

Powershell Error: command not found: medusa#

If you're using Powershell and you installed the CLI tool, but when you try to use it you get the error:

Terminal
❯command not found: medusa

Try closing your Powershell window and opening a new one.

Yarn Error: command not found: medusa#

If you install the Medusa CLI tool with Yarn, then try to use the CLI tool but get the error:

Terminal
❯command not found: medusa

You have to add Yarn’s install location to the PATH variable:

You can learn more in Yarn’s documentation.