# \[SOLVED\] npm install shows CERTIFICATE\_VERIFY\_FAILED

**URL:** <https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/solved-npm-install-shows-certificate-verify-failed/4935>\
**Category:** mediasoup libraries\
**Created:** [February 9, 2023, 4:46am UTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/solved-npm-install-shows-certificate-verify-failed/4935 "2023-02-09T04:46:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 4:46am UTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/solved-npm-install-shows-certificate-verify-failed/4935/1 "2023-02-09T04:46:02Z")

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Just wanted to add this because after much searching I couldn’t find this specific answer.

OS: freebsd, and install errors out with:

```auto
Downloading openssl source from https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-3.0.7.tar.gz
<urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed: unable to get local issuer certificate ...

```

In my case I needed to run the environment variables up front:  
` REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE='/usr/local/etc/ssl/cert.pem' SSL_CERT_FILE='/usr/local/etc/ssl/cert.pem' npm install mediasoup@3`