Yarn: How can i use yarn without internet?

[DanielWLam]

Request a feature: totally offline;
Current behavior: If i can't connect to internet, then i am unable to use yarn for the first time, which is not a real 'OFFLINE'.
node:6.0.0
OS: window 7 SP1

[callmevlad]

@DanielWLam By your definition, no "offline" app can ever be offline for the first time without first pulling down what it depends on.

The only way to make it usable for the first time without an internet connection is to clone the entire npm registry during the initial yarn install, which I imagine won't fit on most machines since it's takes up at least a terabyte of space.

[DanielWLam]

Ah, i see now. it's just because out company's computer can't connect to the 'OUTSIDE' internet. so every time i want to use npm or something need to connect to internet i have to use other computer etc, which isn't elegant.

[JoshCheek]

So I can't point it at a directory with a bunch of packages and have it install from there? Internet access is somehow baked into it at structural level?

[devdavidkarlsson]

you can point towards a nexus where you host your packages in your company environment or even running in a local docker container...