docs/content/packages/quickstart.md

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Quickstart for GitHub Packages	Publish to {% data variables.product.prodname_registry %} with {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}.	true	[{free-pro-team *} {enterprise-server >=2.22} {github-ae *}]

{% data reusables.actions.enterprise-github-hosted-runners %} {% data reusables.actions.ae-beta %} {% data reusables.actions.ae-self-hosted-runners-notice %}

Introduction

In this guide, you'll create a {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} workflow to test your code and then publish it to {% data variables.product.prodname_registry %}.

Publishing your package

1. Create a new repository on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}, adding the .gitignore for Node. {% if currentVersion ver_lt "enterprise-server@3.1" %} Create a private repository if you’d like to delete this package later, public packages cannot be deleted.{% endif %} For more information, see "Creating a new repository."

2. Clone the repository to your local machine.

   $ git clone https://{% if currentVersion == "github-ae@latest" %}<em>YOUR-HOSTNAME</em>{% else %}github.com{% endif %}/<em>YOUR-USERNAME</em>/<em>YOUR-REPOSITORY</em>.git
   $ cd <em>YOUR-REPOSITORY</em>
   

3. Create an index.js file and add a basic alert to say "Hello world!" {% raw %}

   alert("Hello, World!");
   

   {% endraw %}

4. Initialize an npm package with npm init. In the package initialization wizard, enter your package with the name: @YOUR-USERNAME/YOUR-REPOSITORY, and set the test script to exit 0. This will generate a package.json file with information about your package. {% raw %}

   $ npm init
     ...
     package name: <em>@YOUR-USERNAME/YOUR-REPOSITORY</em>
     ...
     test command: <em>exit 0</em>
     ...    
   

   {% endraw %}

5. Run npm install to generate the package-lock.json file, then commit and push your changes to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}.

   $ npm install
   $ git add index.js package.json package-lock.json
   $ git commit -m "initialize npm package"
   $ git push
   

6. Create a .github/workflows directory. In that directory, create a file named release-package.yml.

7. Copy the following YAML content into the release-package.yml file{% if currentVersion == "github-ae@latest" %}, replacing YOUR-HOSTNAME with the name of your enterprise{% endif %}.

   name: Node.js Package
   
   on:
     release:
       types: [created]
   
   jobs:
     build:
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
       steps:
         - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
           with:
             node-version: 12
         - run: npm ci
         - run: npm test
   
     publish-gpr:
       needs: build
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest{% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" or currentVersion ver_gt "enterprise-server@3.1" or currentVersion == "github-ae@next" %}
       permissions:
         packages: write
         contents: read{% endif %}
       steps:
         - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
           with:
             node-version: 12
             registry-url: {% if currentVersion == "github-ae@latest" %}https://npm.YOUR-HOSTNAME.com/{% else %}https://npm.pkg.github.com/{% endif %}
         - run: npm ci
         - run: npm publish
           env:
             NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${% raw %}{{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}{% endraw %}
   

8. Commit and push your changes to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}.

   $ git add .github/workflows/release-package.yml
   $ git commit -m "workflow to publish package"
   $ git push
   

9. The workflow that you created will run whenever a new release is created in your repository. If the tests pass, then the package will be published to {% data variables.product.prodname_registry %}.

   To test this out, navigate to the Code tab in your repository and create a new release. For more information, see "Managing releases in a repository."

Viewing your published package

You can view all of the packages you have published.

{% data reusables.repositories.navigate-to-repo %} {% data reusables.package_registry.packages-from-code-tab %} {% data reusables.package_registry.navigate-to-packages %}

Installing a published package

Now that you've published the package, you'll want to use it as a dependency across your projects. For more information, see "Working with the npm registry."

Next steps

The basic workflow you just added runs any time a new release is created in your repository. But this is only the beginning of what you can do with {% data variables.product.prodname_registry %}. You can publish your package to multiple registries with a single workflow, trigger the workflow to run on different events such as a merged pull request, manage containers, and more.

Combining {% data variables.product.prodname_registry %} and {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} can help you automate nearly every aspect of your application development processes. Ready to get started? Here are some helpful resources for taking your next steps with {% data variables.product.prodname_registry %} and {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}:

• "Learn {% data variables.product.prodname_registry %}" for an in-depth tutorial on GitHub Packages
• "Learn {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}" for an in-depth tutorial on GitHub Actions
• "Working with a {% data variables.product.prodname_registry %} registry" for specific uses cases and examples