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61. How to publish an NPM package
However, the general steps to publish an NPM package are:
- First, create and test your package locally.
- Make sure to have an NPM account. If you do not have one, register for one using
npm adduser. - Ensure that your
package.jsonfile has all the necessary information, such as name, version, and dependencies. - Verify the contents by verifying that you can publish your package.
- version your package with NPM by running
npm versioncommand to update the version number of your package. - Once you are ready, run the
npm logincommand to authenticate withnpmjs.com - Run the
npm publishcommand to publish your package publicly to the registry. - After publishing, confirm that your package is available on the NPM registry by visiting the package URL on
npmjs.com.
Note - it is important to ensure that your package name and version number are unique to avoid conflicts with existing packages.