Add note about global flag in advanced install.

Change-type: patch
2025-06-24 18:45:07 +00:00 · 2024-01-05 17:54:25 -03:00
1 changed files with 2 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/INSTALL-ADVANCED.md
+++ b/INSTALL-ADVANCED.md
@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ $ npm install balena-cli --global --production --unsafe-perm
 ```

 `--unsafe-perm` is needed when `npm install` is executed as the `root` user (e.g. in a Docker
-container) in order to allow npm scripts like `postinstall` to be executed.
+container) in order to allow npm scripts like `postinstall` to be executed. The `--global` flag is needed so
+the install uses the `npm-shrinkwrap.json` lockfile when [downloading dependencies](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v9/configuring-npm/npm-shrinkwrap-json#description).

 ## Additional Dependencies