Lukasz Kubik:
Stefan Apelt:
Nevermind, I figured it out.To run behind a proxy, one has to set an environment variable that keeps npm from doing a version check every time, as it ignores proxy settings for that check.
SET NO_UPDATE_NOTIFIER=1
With this set, I can build a fresh starter project in ~7 seconds.
You are a live saver!
Saved my life too! @Vaadin team: it would be nice to propose an improvement or update the doc to avoid future issues.