# DenoAppResource.withDenoNodeModulesDir

- Module: [Aspire.Hosting.JavaScript](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.javascript.md)
- Defined on: [DenoAppResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.javascript/denoappresource.md)
- Version: `13.6.0`
- Kind: `method`

Sets `--node-modules-dir`, optionally with a mode emitted as `--node-modules-dir=<mode>`.

## Definition

```typescript
interface DenoAppResource {
  // ... omitted for brevity
  withDenoNodeModulesDir(mode?: DenoNodeModulesDirMode): DenoAppResource;
}
```

## Signature

```typescript
withDenoNodeModulesDir(mode?: DenoNodeModulesDirMode): DenoAppResource
```

## Parameters

- `mode` ([DenoNodeModulesDirMode](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.javascript/denonodemodulesdirmode.md)) `optional`

## Returns

[DenoAppResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.javascript/denoappresource.md) `builder`

## Defined on

- [DenoAppResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.javascript/denoappresource.md) -- `handle`