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npm install -g sails

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API-driven framework for building realtime apps, using MVC conventions (based on Express and Socket.io)

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sails

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Installs with 43 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 19 build dependencies.

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Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`sails`	cli	global executable

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page generated2026-08-04

manager version1.5.18

manager updated2026-05-27

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https://github.com/balderdashy/sails

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install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	npm:sails
Version	1.5.18
Package manager	npm
Package manager page	https://www.npmjs.com/package/sails
Homepage	https://sailsjs.com
Repository	https://github.com/balderdashy/sails
Upstream docs	https://sailsjs.com
License	MIT
Source archive	https://registry.npmjs.org/sails/-/sails-1.5.18.tgz
Issue tracker	http://sailsjs.com/bugs
Last updated	2026-05-27T22:30:15.017Z
Published	2026-05-27T22:30:15.017Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	@sailshq/csurf, @sailshq/lodash, @sailshq/router, async, captains-log, chalk, commander, common-js-file-extensions, compression, connect, cookie, cookie-parser, cookie-signature, ejs, express, express-session, flaverr, glob, i18n-2, include-all, machine, machine-as-action, machinepack-process, machinepack-redis, merge-defaults, merge-dictionaries, minimist, parley, parseurl, path-to-regexp, pluralize, prompt, rttc, sails-generate, sails-stringfile, semver, serve-favicon, serve-static, skipper, sort-route-addresses, uid-safe, vary, whelk
Build dependencies	@sailshq/request, benchmark, connect-redis, eslint, expect.js, fs-extra, machinepack-fs, mocha, nunjucks, portfinder, root-require, sails-hook-orm, sails-hook-sockets, sails.io.js, session-file-store, should, socket.io-client, supertest, tmp
Bottle	not recorded
npm postinstall	not defined
Service	none declared
Keywords	mvc, web-framework, express, sailsjs, sails.js, REST, API, orm, socket.io

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	npm registry
Dist Tags	Latest 1.5.18
Version Count	240
Maintainers	rachaelshaw balderdashy mikermcneil eashaw
Author	Mike McNeil
Publisher	eashaw
Engines	Node >= 0.10.0 npm >= 1.4.0
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Shasum	42c6c5b98533a31b954cdd248ec25ff8c0df02a7
Unpacked Size	3,271,871
File Count	0
Created At	2013-01-16T05:40:10.808Z
Latest Published At	2026-05-27T22:30:15.017Z
Modified At	2026-05-27T22:30:15.123Z

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