How to License and Distribute a Private Node Module
a day ago
- The blog post describes how to license and distribute a private npm package using Keygen's distribution API, though it is now outdated in favor of an official npm engine.
- Steps include creating a private npm module with a scoped package name (e.g., @demo/hello-world), packing it into a tarball, and publishing it as a release with an artifact on Keygen.
- An npm manifest JSON file must be published to define available versions, pointing to the tarball artifact, and it must be updated additively when new versions are released.
- To install the private module, configure npm to use the private registry for the package scope and authenticate with a license token, which enforces licensing restrictions.
- Keygen enables additional features like entitlement constraints on specific releases, device activation limits, and CI/CD automation for publishing updates.