What is purpose of the property "private" in package.json?
node.jspackage.jsonnode.js Problem Overview
I'm learning node.js and express, I am wondering what is the property "private" in ./package.json file used for?
node.js Solutions
Solution 1 - node.js
From the NPM docs on package.json
:
> private
>
> If you set "private": true
in your package.json, then npm will refuse to publish it.
>
> This is a way to prevent accidental publication of private repositories.
Solution 2 - node.js
If you set "private": true in your package.json, then npm will refuse to publish it.
This is a way to prevent accidental publication of private repositories. If you would like to ensure that a given package is only ever published to a specific registry (for example, an internal registry), then use the publishConfig dictionary described below to override the registry config param at publish-time.
Also, you can read extra information in the documentation. Please find the link below.
https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v7/configuring-npm/package-json#private