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Overview

Use this integration to grant Backline read-only access to your private NPM registry. This allows Backline to work with repositories that depend on packages hosted there.

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What You Can Do

With the npm integration, Backline can:
  • Access private npm packages required by your repositories
  • Analyze dependencies from your private registry
  • Work with repositories that depend on packages hosted in your private registry

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Prerequisites

Before connecting npm, ensure you have:
  • A private npm registry
  • Ability to generate read-only access tokens for your registry
  • The registry URL for your npm instance

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Connecting npm

1

Generate Read-Only Token

In your npm registry, create a read-only access token. This token will allow Backline to access your private packages without modification permissions.
2

Copy Registry URL

Get the URL for your private npm registry (e.g., https://registry.npmjs.org/).
3

Navigate to Integrations

In Backline, go to the Integration Hub from the main menu.
4

Select npm

Find and click on the npm integration card.
5

Enter Credentials

Provide your registry details:
  • Registry Token: Your read-only access token
  • Registry URL: The URL of your private npm registry
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Complete Connection

Click Connect to complete the integration setup.

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After Connection

Once npm is connected, Backline will:
  1. Use the provided credentials to access your private registry
  2. Retrieve packages needed for dependency analysis in your repositories
  3. Analyze dependencies from both public and private npm packages
The read-only token ensures Backline can only access packages without making any modifications to your registry.

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Managing the Integration

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Updating Settings

To modify npm registry credentials:
  1. Open the Integration Hub
  2. Click Configure on the npm integration card
  3. Update the Registry Token or Registry URL as needed
  4. Save your changes