How to install yarn globally when volta won't let you

I frequently got this error, because npm is blocked on my work computer:

Error: Could not download Yarn version registry
from https://registry.npmjs.org/yarn

Please verify your internet connection.

This is strange becuase it only happens with yarn. So maybe the npm url is hardcoded for yarn?!?

Newest, best solution

~/.volta/hooks.json

{
    "yarn": {
        "distro": {
            "template": "https://artifactory.g.devqa.gcp.dev.paypalinc.com/artifactory/api/npm/npm-all/yarn/-/yarn-{{version}}.tgz"
        },
        "latest": {
            "prefix": "https://yarnpkg.com/"
        },
        "index": {
            "prefix": "https://npm.paypal.com/yarn/"
        }
    }
}

If you need npm too add that as well...

{
    "npm": {
        "distro": {
            "template": "https://artifactory.g.devqa.gcp.dev.paypalinc.com/artifactory/api/npm/npm-all/npm/-/npm-{{version}}.tgz"
        },
        "latest": {
            "prefix": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/npm"
        },
        "index": {
            "prefix": "https://npm.paypal.com/npm/"
        }
    },
    "yarn": {
        "distro": {
            "template": "https://artifactory.g.devqa.gcp.dev.paypalinc.com/artifactory/api/npm/npm-all/yarn/-/yarn-{{version}}.tgz"
        },
        "latest": {
            "prefix": "https://yarnpkg.com/"
        },
        "index": {
            "prefix": "https://npm.paypal.com/yarn/"
        }
    }
}

Thanks Jon!

--------------------- OLDER ---------------------

Older solution: Here's how I got around it:

Option 1)

• Install yarn via homebrew (easier)
• symlink volta yarn location to the brew location

brew install yarn brew info yarn(gives local path of yarn)

rm ~/.volta/bin/yarn* ln -s/opt/homebrew/Cellar/yarn/1.22.19/bin/yarn ~/.volta/bin/yarn

yarn -v now works!

------------------- OR -----------------------------------

Option 2)

1. Download the tar.gz file from npm (via curl). I used npm info yarn --json to get the tarball url
2. extract yarn to ~/.volta/tools/image/packages/yarn/lib/node_modules/yarn/*
3. Symlink the binary to ~/.volta/bin

I had to symlink these 2:

ln -s  /Users/jacharles/.volta/tools/image/packages/yarn/lib/node_modules/yarn/bin/yarn ~/.volta/bin/yarn
ln -s  /Users/jacharles/.volta/tools/image/packages/yarn/lib/node_modules/yarn/bin/yarn.js ~/.volta/bin/yarn.js