diff --git a/make.sh b/make.sh
index fc33503..55f479c 100755
--- a/make.sh
+++ b/make.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
-# creates symlinks from the home directory to 
+# creates symlinks from the home directory to
 # any desired dotfiles in ~/dotfiles
-# 
+#
 # adapted from @michaeljsmalley
 # https://github.com/michaeljsmalley/dotfiles/blob/master/makesymlinks.sh
 ########################################################################
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # dotfiles directory
 dir=~/Projects/dotfiles
 # list of files/folders to symlink in homedir
-files="aliases bashrc bash_profile bash_prompt gemrc gitconfig gitignore_global hushlogin private tm_properties generator.json"
+files="aliases bashrc bash_profile bash_prompt gemrc gitconfig gitignore_global hushlogin private tm_properties generator.json npmrc"
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # change to the dotfiles directory
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ cd $dir
 echo "...done"
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# create symlinks from the homedir to any files in the ~/dotfiles directory 
+# create symlinks from the homedir to any files in the ~/dotfiles directory
 # specified in $files
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 for file in $files; do
diff --git a/npmrc b/npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e029c3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+# Use european registry to be faster
+registry = http://registry.npmjs.eu
+
+# Make npm less noisy
+loglevel = warn
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index 32b9cc5..5081e0f 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
 # Pull in changes and make new symlinks
-# 
+#
 # adapted from @mathiasbynens & @michaeljsmalley
 # https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/bootstrap.sh
 # https://github.com/michaeljsmalley/dotfiles/blob/master/makesymlinks.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # dotfiles directory
 dir=~/Projects/dotfiles
 # list of files/folders to symlink in homedir
-files="aliases bashrc bash_profile bash_prompt gemrc gitconfig gitignore_global hushlogin private tm_properties generator.json"
+files="aliases bashrc bash_profile bash_prompt gemrc gitconfig gitignore_global hushlogin private tm_properties generator.json npmrc"
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # change to the dotfiles directory
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ git pull
 echo "...done"
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# create symlinks from the homedir to any files in the ~/dotfiles directory 
+# create symlinks from the homedir to any files in the ~/dotfiles directory
 # specified in $files
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 for file in $files; do