Access to Github Packages

NPM allows the use of multiple repo hosts, as long as they can be identified by namespace.

Ripple 2 is hosted publicly on Github Packages (ghcr) under the @dpc/sdp namespace, so a few steps need to be followed access these packages, while also co-existing with the npm ecosystem.

First, create a Personal Access Token on Github:

1. Visit https://github.com/settings/tokens and select Generate new token > Generate new token (classic)

2. Fill in the Note and choose an Expiration - the 30 day default is generally fine, you'll receive a reminder to regenerate the token just before expiry

3. Set the scope to only allow read:packages, and Generate token

4. Store the resulting token somewhere secure, and add it to either a user .npmrc (recommended) or the project-level .npmrc (the url on line 2 below is protocol-less, not a comment):

@dpc-sdp:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com
//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=<github personal access token>