---
title: 'npm Package Registry'
license: 'Apache-2.0'
origin_url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/d3982bcd814bac93e3cbce1c7eb749b17e413fbd/docs/content/usage/packages/npm.en-us.md'
---

Publish [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) packages for your user or organization.

## Requirements

To work with the npm package registry, you need [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) coupled with a package manager such as [Yarn](https://classic.yarnpkg.com/en/docs/install) or [npm](https://docs.npmjs.com/downloading-and-installing-node-js-and-npm/) itself.

The registry supports [scoped](https://docs.npmjs.com/misc/scope/) and unscoped packages.

The following examples use the `npm` tool with the scope `@test`.

## Configuring the package registry

To register the package registry you need to configure a new package source.

```shell
npm config set {scope}:registry https://forgejo.example.com/api/packages/{owner}/npm/
npm config set -- '//forgejo.example.com/api/packages/{owner}/npm/:_authToken' "{token}"
```

**NOTE:** in the example below (`npm config set -- '//forgejo...`) the leading scheme, `https:`, is intentionally missing. It must not be included. The following is **incorrect**: `npm config set -- 'https://forgejo...`

| Parameter | Description                                                    |
| --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `scope`   | The scope of the packages.                                     |
| `owner`   | The owner of the package.                                      |
| `token`   | Your [personal access token](../../api-usage/#authentication). |

For example:

```shell
npm config set @test:registry https://forgejo.example.com/api/packages/testuser/npm/
npm config set -- '//forgejo.example.com/api/packages/testuser/npm/:_authToken' "personal_access_token"
```

or without scope:

```shell
npm config set registry https://forgejo.example.com/api/packages/testuser/npm/
npm config set -- '//forgejo.example.com/api/packages/testuser/npm/:_authToken' "personal_access_token"
```

## Publish a package

Publish a package by running the following command in your project:

```shell
npm publish
```

You cannot publish a package if a package of the same name and version already exists. You must delete the existing package first.

## Unpublish a package

Delete a package by running the following command:

```shell
npm unpublish {package_name}[@{package_version}]
```

| Parameter         | Description          |
| ----------------- | -------------------- |
| `package_name`    | The package name.    |
| `package_version` | The package version. |

For example:

```shell
npm unpublish @test/test_package
npm unpublish @test/test_package@1.0.0
```

## Install a package

To install a package from the package registry, execute the following command:

```shell
npm install {package_name}
```

| Parameter      | Description       |
| -------------- | ----------------- |
| `package_name` | The package name. |

For example:

```shell
npm install @test/test_package
```

## Tag a package

The registry supports [version tags](https://docs.npmjs.com/adding-dist-tags-to-packages/) which can be managed by `npm dist-tag`:

```shell
npm dist-tag add {package_name}@{version} {tag}
```

| Parameter      | Description                 |
| -------------- | --------------------------- |
| `package_name` | The package name.           |
| `version`      | The version of the package. |
| `tag`          | The tag name.               |

For example:

```shell
npm dist-tag add test_package@1.0.2 release
```

The tag name must not be a valid version. All tag names which are parsable as a version are rejected.

## Search packages

The registry supports [searching](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v7/commands/npm-search/) but does not support special search qualifiers like `author:forgejo`.

## Supported commands

```
npm install
npm ci
npm publish
npm unpublish
npm dist-tag
npm view
npm search
```