having issue installing bcrypt

[Charleyme]

$ npm i bcrypt
npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path C:\Users\P\downloads\treb\authentication\node_modules\bcrypt
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build
npm ERR! Failed to execute 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe C:\Users\P\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v20.11.1\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js configure --fallback-to-build --modu
le=C:\Users\P\downloads\treb\authentication\node_modules\bcrypt\lib\binding\napi-v3\bcrypt_lib.node --module_name=bcrypt_lib --module_path=C:\Users\P\downloads\treb\authentication\node_modules
\bcrypt\lib\binding\napi-v3 --napi_version=9 --node_abi_napi=napi --napi_build_version=3 --node_napi_label=napi-v3' (1)
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp info using node-pre-gyp@1.0.11
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp info using node@20.11.1 | win32 | x64
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp info check checked for "C:\Users\P\downloads\treb\authentication\node_modules\bcrypt\lib\binding\napi-v3\bcrypt_lib.node" (not found)
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp http GET https://github.com/kelektiv/node.bcrypt.js/releases/download/v5.1.1/bcrypt_lib-v5.1.1-napi-v3-win32-x64-unknown.tar.gz
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! install request to https://objects.githubusercontent.com/github-production-release-asset-2e65be/611333/97a8321c-5d46-45ec-b4ee-95fc5d5053fb?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC
-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAVCODYLSA53PQK4ZA%2F20240324%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240324T210303Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Signature=86f8314342c6014c1f62a3555da86fa9dc8ad9c2f
5b742ace115a3507088ab9f&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&actor_id=0&key_id=0&repo_id=611333&response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3Dbcrypt_lib-v5.1.1-napi-v3-win32-x64-unknown.tar.gz&r
esponse-content-type=application%2Foctet-stream failed, reason: read ECONNRESET
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp WARN Pre-built binaries not installable for bcrypt@5.1.1 and node@20.11.1 (node-v115 ABI, unknown) (falling back to source compile with node-gyp)
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp WARN Hit error request to https://objects.githubusercontent.com/github-production-release-asset-2e65be/611333/97a8321c-5d46-45ec-b4ee-95fc5d5053fb?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HM
AC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAVCODYLSA53PQK4ZA%2F20240324%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240324T210303Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Signature=86f8314342c6014c1f62a3555da86fa9dc8ad9c
2f5b742ace115a3507088ab9f&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&actor_id=0&key_id=0&repo_id=611333&response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3Dbcrypt_lib-v5.1.1-napi-v3-win32-x64-unknown.tar.gz
&response-content-type=application%2Foctet-stream failed, reason: read ECONNRESET
npm ERR! gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm ERR! gyp info using node-gyp@10.0.1
npm ERR! gyp info using node@20.11.1 | win32 | x64
npm ERR! gyp info ok
npm ERR! gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm ERR! gyp info using node-gyp@10.0.1
npm ERR! gyp info using node@20.11.1 | win32 | x64
npm ERR! gyp info find Python using Python version 3.12.2 found at "C:\Users\P\python\python.exe"
npm ERR! gyp http GET https://nodejs.org/download/release/v20.11.1/node-v20.11.1-headers.tar.gz
npm ERR! gyp http 200 https://nodejs.org/download/release/v20.11.1/node-v20.11.1-headers.tar.gz
npm ERR! gyp http GET https://nodejs.org/download/release/v20.11.1/SHASUMS256.txt
npm ERR! gyp http GET https://nodejs.org/download/release/v20.11.1/win-x64/node.lib
npm ERR! gyp http 200 https://nodejs.org/download/release/v20.11.1/SHASUMS256.txt
npm ERR! gyp http 200 https://nodejs.org/download/release/v20.11.1/win-x64/node.lib
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS msvs_version not set from command line or npm config
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS VCINSTALLDIR not set, not running in VS Command Prompt
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS could not use PowerShell to find Visual Studio 2017 or newer, try re-running with '--loglevel silly' for more details
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS not looking for VS2015 as it is only supported up to Node.js 18
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS not looking for VS2013 as it is only supported up to Node.js 8
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS **************************************************************
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS You need to install the latest version of Visual Studio
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS including the "Desktop development with C++" workload.
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS For more information consult the documentation at:
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#on-windows
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS **************************************************************
npm ERR! gyp ERR! find VS
npm ERR! gyp ERR! configure error
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack Error: Could not find any Visual Studio installation to use
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at VisualStudioFinder.fail (C:\Users\P\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v20.11.1\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:113:11)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at VisualStudioFinder.findVisualStudio (C:\Users\P\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v20.11.1\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\find-visualstudio.js:69:17)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at async createBuildDir (C:\Users\P\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v20.11.1\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:69:26)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at async run (C:\Users\P\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v20.11.1\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js:81:18)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.19045
npm ERR! gyp ERR! command "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Users\P\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v20.11.1\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" "configure" "--fall
back-to-build" "--module=C:\Users\P\downloads\treb\authentication\node_modules\bcrypt\lib\binding\napi-v3\bcrypt_lib.node" "--module_name=bcrypt_lib" "--module_path=C:\Users\P\do
wnloads\treb\authentication\node_modules\bcrypt\lib\binding\napi-v3" "--napi_version=9" "--node_abi_napi=napi" "--napi_build_version=3" "--node_napi_label=napi-v3"
npm ERR! gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\P\downloads\treb\authentication\node_modules\bcrypt
npm ERR! gyp ERR! node -v v20.11.1
npm ERR! gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v10.0.1
npm ERR! gyp ERR! not ok
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! build error
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! stack Error: Failed to execute 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe C:\Users\P\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v20.11.1\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js confi
gure --fallback-to-build --module=C:\Users\P\downloads\treb\authentication\node_modules\bcrypt\lib\binding\napi-v3\bcrypt_lib.node --module_name=bcrypt_lib --module_path=C:\Users\P\downloads\t
reb\authentication\node_modules\bcrypt\lib\binding\napi-v3 --napi_version=9 --node_abi_napi=napi --napi_build_version=3 --node_napi_label=napi-v3' (1)
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess. (C:\Users\P\Downloads\TREB\Authentication\node_modules@mapbox\node-pre-gyp\lib\util\compile.js:89:23)
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:518:28)
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1105:16)
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:305:5)
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.19045
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! command "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Users\P\Downloads\TREB\Authentication\node_modules\@mapbox\node-pre-gyp\bin\node-pre-gyp" "install" "--fa
llback-to-build"
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\P\downloads\treb\authentication\node_modules\bcrypt
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! node -v v20.11.1
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! node-pre-gyp -v v1.0.11
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! not ok

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: C:\Users\P\AppData\Local\npm-cache_logs\2024-03-24T21_03_37_640Z-debug-0.log

[sushant1123]

bcrypt library requires you to install an additional compiler. Ensure you have installed Python ^2, a C++ compiler, and a make system in your machine before installing bcrypt.

If you don't want to install all these dependencies, check this library bcryptjs. Performance is not up to the mark but it does the job of hashing.

npm install --save bcryptjs

This worked for me in 2024.