#Npm config set registry default install#
#Npm config set registry default code#

Provide GitHub Actions with custom configuration for the registry to use, as well as a related access tokenĢ.

#Npm config set registry default install#

To get the CI/CD to install dependencies using the private registry, we need to:ġ.

#Npm config set registry default code#

Users can build, test, and deploy code according to workflows they define and trigger the workflows based on certain events, like the push of code to a GitHub repo. With the widespread use of its repository tool, it is no surprise that the popularity of its related (and to an extent included) automation tool only continues to rise. GitHub Actions is a workflow automation tool provided by GitHub. If your team requires a private registry for your CI/CD chain, signup for Bytesafe ! Our registries are hosted, secure and require minimal setup. Identify open source licenses of packages used in their build chain and scan for unlicensed or problematic license issues.Scan package dependencies for security vulnerabilities, block packages that are deemed unsecure (read our npm security best practices to learn more).Manage, overview and control their whole dependency supply chain.Host and cache their private & public dependencies in a central hub.A private registry can either be something that is self-hosted or a service provided by a specialized provider. In such cases, organizations can make use of a private registry to hold their packages. The private packages still need to be shared internally, and most importantly used in builds of applications. Packages that are their own proprietary code, that is never intended to be published to any public registry. It contains public packages that are available for any developer to pull required packages from.īut teams often require a separate and private home for their internal packages. The default registry when using npm, is the public npm registry. But first: the basics behind using a private registry So let’s look into how we can setup GitHub Actions to install package dependencies in this way.

Simple: You configure and integrate a custom package source for your npm packages. And if you are using GitHub already, you may be looking to GitHub Actions as the CI/CD service for your build chain.īut how do you install npm packages from private registries in your GitHub Actions workflows? It is, after all, the most used code collaboration platform in the world.

Chances are you are already using GitHub to some extent for your code collaboration and version control.