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authorKyle Mitchell <kyle@kemitchell.com>2015-11-23 03:21:20 +0300
committerForrest L Norvell <forrest@npmjs.com>2015-11-25 22:41:26 +0300
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doc: Clarify that registry.npmjs.org is default
Credit: @kemitchell Reviewed-By: @othiym23 PR-URL: https://github.com/npm/npm/pull/10532
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To install an old **and unsupported** version of npm that works on node 0.3
and prior, clone the git repo and dig through the old tags and branches.
+**npm is configured to use npm, Inc.'s public package registry at
+<https://registry.npmjs.org> by default.**
+
+You can configure npm to use any compatible registry you
+like, and even run your own registry. Check out the [doc on
+registries](https://docs.npmjs.com/misc/registry).
+
+Use of someone else's registry may be governed by terms of use. The
+terms of use for the default public registry are available at
+<https://www.npmjs.com>.
+
## Super Easy Install
npm is bundled with [node](http://nodejs.org/download/).