diff --git a/files/.npmrc b/files/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..701ffd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+prefix = ${HOME}/.npm
diff --git a/home.nix b/home.nix
index 8260116..69c34b2 100644
--- a/home.nix
+++ b/home.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   home.stateVersion = "22.05";
 
   home.file.".config/traefik/traefik.toml".source = ./files/traefik.toml;
+  home.file.".npmrc".source = ./files/.npmrc;
 
   imports =
     [