# NPM Install from Group taking too long

**URL:** <https://community.sonatype.com/t/npm-install-from-group-taking-too-long/2184>\
**Category:** Sonatype Nexus Repository\
**Created:** [July 17, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/npm-install-from-group-taking-too-long/2184 "2019-07-17T17:27:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![minufrancis90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@minufrancis90](https://community.sonatype.com/u/minufrancis90)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/npm-install-from-group-taking-too-long/2184/1 "2019-07-17T17:27:11Z")

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Hi,  
We are using the OSS 3.16.1-02  
We have 3 repositories (for npm)

- a private hosted repository
- a proxy repository pointing to the official npmjs registry
- a group repository that has both the above repositories

This is what we are seeing:

1. Our npm package is present only in the private hosted repository. But the dependent packages are present in the official registry, so we have the registry in .npmrc file as ‘[http://mynexusrepo/my-group-repository](http://mynexusrepo/my-group-repository)’  
The package is 4.7MB and it took 20sec to install the library using npm i -g mypackage

We thought this could be a one time issue, but the second install took 15min, which is again too long for a 4mb package.

1. Now, the next thing that we tried is, we took a package which is present only in the global registry

- we set the registry as the global registry
- ran the command npm i -g angular5-multiselectcheckbox, the install completed in 1.8seconds
- now, we set the registry back to our group registry ‘[http://mynexusrepo/my-group-repository](http://mynexusrepo/my-group-repository)’
- ran the command npm i -g angular5-multiselectcheckbox, the install completed in 50seconds

The same package, when downloaded by pointing to different registries, seem to be acting differentlt.  
It definitely seems like there is a delay while the install is done using the nexus group set as the registry.

We are at a point, where the package is taking too long to install and we are unable to utilize Nexus.  
Looking forward to your inputs.

Thanks,  
Minu Francis

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**Author:** ![rseddon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/community.sonatype.com/rseddon/32/341_2.png) [@rseddon](https://community.sonatype.com/u/rseddon)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2019, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/npm-install-from-group-taking-too-long/2184/2 "2019-07-17T17:46:51Z")

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Hi,

This forum isn’t the right place to debug technical problems.

If you have a support contract with us you can use our support system at [https://support.sonatype.com](https://support.sonatype.com/). Please note that the support system is for licensed customers only.

Otherwise, if you think this is a bug, you can try raising an issue at [https://issues.sonatype.org](https://issues.sonatype.org/) in the “Dev - Nexus” issue.

Either way, provide a [support zip file](https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/223243768-Support-Ticket-Best-Practices#nexus3) if you can get to the Nexus Repo UI. Or provide the complete nexus.log file otherwise.

Regards,

Rich