Why http module is not located in the node_modules folder?

Question

My question is what is the difference between http module and other modules in node.js . why is the http module not located in ./node_modules? Where I can find the module?

Answer 1

The http module is provided by your installation of Node.js. It's what's known as a core module

You can view the source to them in the repo (or download them locally): https://github.com/nodejs/node/tree/master/lib

Update

As of Node 18 you can reference core modules by prefixing them with node:, which ensures you don't load a dependency that shares the same name.

const http = require('node:http');