# Installing Yarn

This page describes how to install the Yarn package manager, used as an alternative to npm for managing dependencies in Caplin Trader 5 projects. There is a [known issue](https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/18638) in versions of `npm` later than 4 that prevents npm from working with Caplin Trader 5 projects.

## Requirements

For the full Caplin Trader 5 requirements, see [Caplin Trader 5 requirements](requirements.md).

Yarn requires:

* Node.js (see [Installing Node.js](installing-node-js.md))

## Installing Yarn

To install Yarn as a global package, run the command below:

```console
$ npm install -g yarn
```