Configuring .npmrc

Authenticate npm, pnpm, or yarn with the Bit registry to install and publish packages.

Log in (recommended)

The easiest way is a browser-based login, which stores your token and configures .npmrc for you — no manual edits:

npm login --registry=https://node-registry.bit.cloud
# or
bit login

npm login and bit login produce the same token, and both work for installing and publishing.

For CI or any environment where you can not log in interactively, add an access token to .npmrc:

@my-org:registry=https://node-registry.bit.cloud
//node-registry.bit.cloud/:_authToken=BIT_CLOUD_AUTH_TOKEN
always-auth=true

Replace BIT_CLOUD_AUTH_TOKEN with an access token you generate on Bit Cloud, and @my-org with your organization or username.

Bit maps each organization or username to a scoped registry. Set it per project (a .npmrc in your project root) or globally:

npm config set @my-org:registry https://node-registry.bit.cloud

Private packages also require the _authToken and always-auth=true lines shown above.