Set up Nexus with Docker

• start docker
• docker pull sonatype/nexus3
• docker run -d -p 8081:8081 --name nexus sonatype/nexus3
• visit nexus gui
  • docker-macine ip default (machine IP, default 192.168.99.100)
  • docker ps (container port, default 8081)
  • browse 192.168.99.100:8081
• sing in as admin
  • admin, admin123
• create npm repositories
  • npm-hosted, hosted, for private packages
  • npm-3rdparty, hosted, for not public 3rd party packages
  • npm-npmjs, proxy, https://registry.npmjs.org
  • npm-public, group, for the 3 above
    • URL will be sth like: http://192.168.99.100:8081/repository/npm-public/
• in Nexus Administration > Security > Realms add npm bearer Security Token Realm

Set up npm locally

• mkdir private-hello

• cd private-hello

• npm init

  • promt everithing

• add index.js

  exports.hello = funtions(name) { return 'Hello ' + (name ? name : 'world') + '!'; };

• add mirror (npm-group) URL to .npmrc

  registry = http://192.168.99.100:8081/repository/npm-public/

  • you can verify it with npm config get registry

• add private deployment repository URL (npm-hosted) to package.json

  {
    "name": "private-hello",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "description": "",
    "main": "index.js",
    "publishConfig": {
          "registry" : "http://192.168.99.100:8081/repository/npm-hosted/"
      },
    "author": "",
    "license": "ISC"
  }

• set up user with npm login --registry=http://192.168.99.100:8081/repository/npm-hosted/, enter nexus credentials

• publish it: npm publish

Test repository

• mkdir test

• cd test

• npm init

• echo "registry = http://192.168.99.100:8081/repository/npm-public/" > .npmrc

• set up user npm login, enter Nexus credentials

• npm install private-hello --save

• create index.js

  var hello = require('private-hello').hello;
  console.log(hello());
  console.log(hello('Zaenk'));

• run it: node index.js

Related Guides

• https://github.com/sonatype/docker-nexus3
• https://books.sonatype.com/nexus-book/3.0/reference/npm.html
• https://docs.npmjs.com/files/npmrc
• https://docs.npmjs.com/misc/config
• http://browsenpm.org/package.json#publishConfig
• https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/creating-node-modules