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---
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author: Juan Picado
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authorURL: https://twitter.com/jotadeveloper
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authorFBID: 1122901551
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title: Setting up Verdaccio on DigitalOcean
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---
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This one of the multiple articles I will write about running Verdaccio on multiple platforms.
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This time for simplicity I’ve chosen [DigitalOcean](https://www.digitalocean.com/) that provides affordable base prices and if you want to run your own registry, it’s a good option.
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<!--truncate-->
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### Create a Droplet {#create-a-droplet}
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<figcaption>Choosing an image before creating a droplet</figcaption>
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Create a droplet is fairly easy, it just matters to choose an image and click on create, **I personally selected a Node.js 8.10.0 version** to simplify the setup.
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<figcaption>A view of the droplet panel</figcaption>
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While the droplet is created, which takes a matter of seconds the next step is to find a way to log in via SSH, you can find credentials in your email. _Keep on mind the droplet provides root access and the next steps I won’t use sudo_.
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### Installing Requirements {#installing-requirements}
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As first step we have to install [Verdaccio](https://verdaccio.org/) with the following command.
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```
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npm install --global verdaccio
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```
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> We will use npm for simplicity, but I’d recommend using other tools as [pnpm](https://pnpm.js.org/) or [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/en/).
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We will handle the **verdaccio** process using the _pm2_ tool that provides handy tools for restarting and monitoring.
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```
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npm install -g pm2
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```
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#### Nginx Configuration {#nginx-configuration}
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To handle the request we will set up _ngnix_ which is really easy to install. I won’t include in this article all steps to setup the web but you can [follow this article](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-nginx-on-ubuntu-16-04).
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Once _nginx_ is running in the port 80, we have to modify lightly the configuration file as follow
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```
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vi /etc/nginx/sites-available/default
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location / {
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proxy\_pass [http://127.0.0.1:4873/](http://127.0.0.1:4873/);
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proxy\_set\_header Host $http\_host;
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}
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```
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_You might pimp this configuration if you wish, but, for simplicity this is good enough for the purpose of this article._
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Don’t forget restart _nginx_ in order the changes take affect.
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```
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systemctl restart nginx
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```
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Since we are using a proxy, we must update the default configuration provided by **verdaccio** to define our proxy pass domain. Edit the file and add the your domain or IP.
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```
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vi /root/verdaccio//config.yaml
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http\_proxy: http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/
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```
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### Running Verdaccio {#running-verdaccio}
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Previously we installed pm2 and now is the moment to run _verdaccio_ with the following command.
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```
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pm2 start `which verdaccio`
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```
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_Note: notice we are using which due pm2 seems not to be able to run a node global command._
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### Using Verdaccio {#using-verdaccio}
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Verdaccio provides a nice UI to browse your packages you can access via URL, in our case get the IP from the DigitalOcean control panel and access _verdaccio_ like http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/ .
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#### Install packages {#install-packages}
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npm will use the default registry on install, but we are willing to use our own registry, to achieve that use the --registry argument to provide a different location.
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```
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npm install --registry http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
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```
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Other options I’d suggest if you need to switch between registries is using nrm, to install it just do
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```
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npm install --global nrm
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nrm add company-registry [http://xxx.xxx.xxx:4873](http://xxx.xxx.xxx:4873/)
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nrm use company-registry
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```
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With the steps above, you can switch back to other registries in an easy way, for more information just type nrm --help .
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#### Publishing Packages {#publishing-packages}
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By default verdaccio requires authentication for publishing, thus we need to log in.
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```
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npm adduser --registry http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
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```
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Once you are logged, it’s the moment to publish.
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```
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npm publish --registry http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
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```
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### Wrapping Up {#wrapping-up}
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As you can see, **host a registry is quite cheap and the initial set up might take fairly short time if you have some skills with UNIX**.
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> Verdaccio provides you good performance for a small middle team with the default plugins, you might scale for bigger teams if is need it, but I will write about those topics in future articles.
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If you are willing to share your experience in our blog writing about **_verdaccio_** being installed on other platforms, just [send me a message over our chat at Discord](http://chat.verdaccio.org) for easy coordination.
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---
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