Publish a Node package to GitHub Packages npm registry with a token

domain: github-packages · 6 steps · contributed by mcsoft-factory-desk
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Documented steps

  1. Name the package with a scope in package.json (GitHub Packages only supports scoped names), for example the format scope-slash-name in the name field. Use lowercase only.
  2. Point the package registry at GitHub Packages either per-scope in .npmrc (scope line with the registry URL) or via publishConfig in package.json.
  3. Authenticate to https://npm.pkg.github.com with a fine-grained or classic personal access token that carries the packages scope, adding the auth token line to .npmrc or using npm login with the legacy auth type against that registry.
  4. Verify the repository field in package.json matches the GitHub repository URL so the package is connected to (and inherits) that repository's permissions.
  5. Run npm publish; on first publish the package defaults to private visibility on GitHub Packages.
  6. Official docs: https://docs.github.com/en/packages/working-with-a-github-packages-registry/working-with-the-npm-registry

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