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npm-registry(7) -- The JavaScript Package Registry
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## DESCRIPTION
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To resolve packages by name and version, npm talks to a registry website
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that implements the CommonJS Package Registry specification for reading
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package info.
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npm is configured to use npm, Inc.'s public registry at
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<https://registry.npmjs.org> by default. Use of the npm public registry is
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subject to terms of use available at <https://www.npmjs.com/policies/terms>.
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You can configure npm to use any compatible registry you like, and even run
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your own registry. Use of someone else's registry may be governed by their
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terms of use.
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npm's package registry implementation supports several
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write APIs as well, to allow for publishing packages and managing user
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account information.
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The npm public registry is powered by a CouchDB database,
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of which there is a public mirror at
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<https://skimdb.npmjs.com/registry>. The code for the couchapp is
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available at <https://github.com/npm/npm-registry-couchapp>.
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The registry URL used is determined by the scope of the package (see
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`npm-scope(7)`). If no scope is specified, the default registry is used, which is
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supplied by the `registry` config parameter. See `npm-config(1)`,
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`npmrc(5)`, and `npm-config(7)` for more on managing npm's configuration.
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## Does npm send any information about me back to the registry?
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Yes.
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When making requests of the registry npm adds two headers with information
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about your environment:
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* `Npm-Scope` – If your project is scoped, this header will contain its
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scope. In the future npm hopes to build registry features that use this
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information to allow you to customize your experience for your
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organization.
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* `Npm-In-CI` – Set to "true" if npm believes this install is running in a
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continuous integration environment, "false" otherwise. This is detected by
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looking for the following environment variables: `CI`, `TDDIUM`,
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`JENKINS_URL`, `bamboo.buildKey`. If you'd like to learn more you may find
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the [original PR](https://github.com/npm/npm-registry-client/pull/129)
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interesting.
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This is used to gather better metrics on how npm is used by humans, versus
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build farms.
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The npm registry does not try to correlate the information in these headers
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with any authenticated accounts that may be used in the same requests.
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## Can I run my own private registry?
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Yes!
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The easiest way is to replicate the couch database, and use the same (or
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similar) design doc to implement the APIs.
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If you set up continuous replication from the official CouchDB, and then
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set your internal CouchDB as the registry config, then you'll be able
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to read any published packages, in addition to your private ones, and by
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default will only publish internally.
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If you then want to publish a package for the whole world to see, you can
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simply override the `--registry` option for that `publish` command.
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## I don't want my package published in the official registry. It's private.
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Set `"private": true` in your package.json to prevent it from being
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published at all, or
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`"publishConfig":{"registry":"http://my-internal-registry.local"}`
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to force it to be published only to your internal registry.
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See `package.json(5)` for more info on what goes in the package.json file.
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## Will you replicate from my registry into the public one?
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No. If you want things to be public, then publish them into the public
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registry using npm. What little security there is would be for nought
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otherwise.
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## Do I have to use couchdb to build a registry that npm can talk to?
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No, but it's way easier. Basically, yes, you do, or you have to
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effectively implement the entire CouchDB API anyway.
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## Is there a website or something to see package docs and such?
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Yes, head over to <https://www.npmjs.com/>
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## SEE ALSO
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* npm-config(1)
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* npm-config(7)
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* npmrc(5)
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* npm-developers(7)
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* npm-disputes(7)
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