heroku-buildpack-npmrc

by tuftandneedle

README.md

heroku-buildpack-npmrc

Heroku buildpack for modifying the .npmrc file based on .env variables

Usage

Add the buildpack

  1. On the settings page for your app, e.g. https://dashboard.heroku.com/apps/MY-APP/settings, find the Buildpacks section.
  2. Click on the 'Add buildpack' button.
  3. Provide the URL for this repository: https://github.com/LambdaSchool/heroku-buildpack-npmrc.git
  4. Click 'Save Changes'
  5. Verify that this build pack is used before the heroku/nodejs build pack.
    • If you have already added heroku/nodejs, use the UI to re-order the build packs so that heroku-buildpack-npmrc comes first.
    • If you haven't added heroku/nodejs, add it now. It should be placed after heroku-buildpack-npmrc.

Set the environment variable

While still on the settings page, add an environment variable NPM_TOKEN=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000. When this variable is present, it will be inserted into the .npmrc file like so: //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

CLI Installation

For new applications:

$ heroku create --buildpack https://github.com/tuftandneedle/heroku-buildpack-npmrc.git

For existing applications:

$ heroku buildpacks:set https://github.com/tuftandneedle/heroku-buildpack-npmrc.git -a YOUR_APP_NAME