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ENOTFOUND in Node.js — What It Means and How to Fix It

What the Node.js/npm error ENOTFOUND means and how to resolve it.

Published October 25, 2026

ENOTFOUND means DNS lookup failed for a given hostname.

Key points

  • Usually means the hostname is misspelled, doesn't exist, or there's no network/DNS connectivity at all
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