Yarn Installation Guide

Install Yarn on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Prerequisites

Yarn requires Node.js to be installed on your system. You can install Node.js from nodejs.org.

Installation Methods

Method 1: Install via npm (Recommended)

The easiest way to install Yarn is through npm:

npm install -g yarn

Method 2: Install via Package Manager

macOS (using Homebrew)

brew install yarn

Ubuntu/Debian

curl -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install yarn

Windows (using Chocolatey)

choco install yarn

Method 3: Install via Corepack (Node.js 16.10+)

Corepack is included with Node.js and can manage Yarn:

corepack enable
corepack prepare yarn@stable --activate

Verify Installation

Check that Yarn is installed correctly:

yarn --version

Configuration

Set Default Registry

yarn config set registry https://registry.yarnpkg.com/

Set Cache Directory

yarn config set cache-folder ~/.yarn-cache

Resources

• Official Yarn Documentation
• Yarn Installation Guide
• Yarn Configuration