Nuxt/docs/2.guide/2.directory-structure/1.node_modules.md

---
title: "node_modules"
description: "The package manager stores the dependencies of your project in the node_modules/ directory."
head.title: "node_modules/"
navigation.icon: i-ph-folder-duotone
---

The package manager ([`npm`](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/commands/npm) or [`yarn`](https://yarnpkg.com) or [`pnpm`](https://pnpm.io/cli/install) or [`bun`](https://bun.sh/package-manager)) creates this directory to store the dependencies of your project.

::important
This directory should be added to your [`.gitignore`](/docs/guide/directory-structure/gitignore) file to avoid pushing the dependencies to your repository.
::
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			`description: "The package manager stores the dependencies of your project in the node_modules/ directory."`
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docs: remove redundant trailing slashes from links (#23744) 2023-10-18 11:26:06 +00:00			The package manager ([`npm`](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/commands/npm) or [`yarn`](https://yarnpkg.com) or [`pnpm`](https://pnpm.io/cli/install) or [`bun`](https://bun.sh/package-manager)) creates this directory to store the dependencies of your project.
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docs: replace `callout` to new components (#25897) 2024-02-21 17:09:45 +00:00			`::important`
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			`::`