consume-private-npm-package

Consume a private npm package

1. Generate public/private rsa key pair (save key to ./id_rsa with no passphrase)

$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_email@example.com"

Generating public/private rsa key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (/Users/jcansdale/.ssh/id_rsa): ./id_rsa
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): 
Enter same passphrase again: 
Your identification has been saved in ./id_rsa.
Your public key has been saved in ./id_rsa.pub.

2. Go to Repository > Settings > Deploy keys and use contents of id_rsa.pub to add a deploy key

ssh-rsa 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 your_email@example.com

3. Add contents of id_rsa as repository/org secret SECRET_PRIVATE_DEPLOY_KEY

-----BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----
snip ;-)
-----END OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----

4. Install SSH key in workflow step

- run: |
    mkdir ~/.ssh
    echo "${{ secrets.SECRET_PRIVATE_DEPLOY_KEY }}" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
    chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa

5. Install private npm package

- run: npm install jcansdale/private-npm-package#1.0.2

6. Execute private npm package

- run: npx jcansdale/private-npm-package#1.0.2