Can't install due to electron dependency

[spevilgenius]

No matter what method I use to install, I receive an error when it tries to install the electron dependency. "RequestError: read ECONNRESET"

I was successful in loading the vite plugin but I don't think I can use that in my current situation as I have to test in production, so I am trying to install the global stand-alone version and both return the same error

[alexzhang1030]

Hi, you can use an electron mirror like the docs says.

E.g. ELECTRON_MIRROR="https://your-mirror.com/ npm install @vue/devtools -g

[spevilgenius]

Unfortunately this does not work for me. I also tried setting the registry to http version and proxy as well to no avail. It is only electron that fails so far. All other npm installs work fine.

[alexzhang1030]

If you are using pnpm, you can try pnpm config set ELECTRON_MIRROR https://your-custom-mirror.com/

[webfansplz]

Hi, if your goal is to be able to use devtools in production, you can try using the browser extension, It's easier to use.

Usage: https://devtools-next.vuejs.org/guide/browser-extension

[spevilgenius]

@webfansplz This is what I really wanted to do but we are not allowed to add extensions where I work. Looks like I will have to ask for a change request![at work]