NPM: Publishing Generic Packages with Verdaccio

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Install Verdaccio

npm install verdaccio
verdaccio

Create example package

head -c 100M </dev/urandom > myfile

mkdir -p myPackage/files/
tar -czf ./myPackage/files/myPackage-1.0.0.tgz myfile

Create package.json file inside myPackage

{
  "name": "myPackage",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "A generic package tarball",
  "main": "index.js",
  "files": ["files/myPackage-1.0.0.tgz"]
}

Package and upload to local npm server

npm pack myPackage
npm publish myPackage --registry http://localhost:4873

Install and view package

npm install myPackage --registry http://localhost:4873
ls -grtha ./*myPackage*