Private npm help

[Noel_Soong]

Hi i published a library in github npm registry to be used for extensions. However when I tried putting .npmrc file with the correct secret into a custom dockerfile for directus I can’t get it to work. Should it be in the root directory for directus?

/directus directory?

[Noel_Soong]

something like this

# --- Build Stage ---
FROM directus/directus:11.12.0 AS build 
WORKDIR /directus

# Switch to root to install pnpm, as it's used by Directus internally
USER root
RUN npm install -g pnpm

# Switch back to the node user (default user in directus image)
USER node

# Copy package.json and .npmrc
COPY package.json .npmrc ./

# Install dependencies using build secret for secure access to the private registry
# The --secret flag requires BuildKit to be enabled
RUN --mount=type=secret,id=npmrc,dst=.npmrc pnpm install --prod

# Remove the .npmrc file after installation for security
RUN rm -f .npmrc

# Copy the rest of your application files, including extensions
COPY . .

# If you have custom extensions built, ensure they are compiled or copied correctly.
# The `pnpm install` above should handle installing the extension dependencies.

# --- Final Stage (Optional but Recommended for a cleaner final image) ---
# Use a fresh Directus image and copy only necessary files from the build stage
FROM directus/directus:11.12.0
WORKDIR /directus

# Copy installed node_modules and other project files from the build stage
COPY --from=build /directus/node_modules ./node_modules
COPY --from=build /directus/package.json ./package.json
COPY --from=build /directus/src ./src
COPY --from=build /directus/extensions ./extensions
COPY --from=build /directus/uploads ./uploads
# Copy other necessary files/folders like public, etc.

# Expose port and start Directus (default behavior of directus/directus image)
EXPOSE 8055
CMD ["directus", "start"]