Private NPM alternative

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How to install npm package from private git repository

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1. Adding package!

./package.json:

{
  ...
  "dependencies": {
    "my-pkg": "git+ssh://git@host:port/link/to/my-pkg.git",
    "my-second-pkg": "git+ssh://git@github.com/user/my-second-pkg.git"
  },
  ...
}

2. Setup deploy key

$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your@mail.com"

• Enter your email address
• Replace new location when prompted to: /home/yourUserName/.ssh/deploy_key

3. Set deploy keys

There are two ways how to add your deploy_key.pub to access repository:

• Repository deploy keys
• Account SSH Keys

You can strart from step 3 at Tutorial

4. Add pre/postinstall scripts

1. Download and create setup-ssh.sh and cleanup-ssh.sh from gist page
2. Make them executable: $ chmod +x setup-ssh.sh cleanup-shh.sh
3. Add following entries to package.json:

   {
       ...
       "scripts": {
           "preinstall": "bash setup-ssh.sh",
           "postinstall": "bash cleanup-ssh.sh"
       },
       ...
   }
   

5. Add private key to ENV

1. Encode your ssh key: $ base64 -w 0 < ~/.ssh/deploy_key
2. Set GIT_SSH_KEY: export GIT_SSH_KEY=yourLongStringOfCharacters
3. Check your ENV value: echo $GIT_SSH_KEY. It should print your ~/.ssh/deploy_key

6. Have fun!

$ npm install