# withDenoNodeModulesDir

- Module: [Aspire.Hosting.JavaScript](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.javascript.md)
- Version: `13.6.0`
- Kind: `method`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/tree/f4c27f2d43ddc1cacd0dd083b30d1fea1cee7a62)

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
}
```

## Parameters

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

## Returns

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

## Applies to

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