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@@ -16,17 +16,14 @@ Much more info will be available via `npm help` once it's installed. To install an old **and unsupported** version of npm that works on node v5 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.** +**npm is configured to use npm, Inc.'s public registry at +<https://registry.npmjs.org> by default.** Use of the npm public registry +is subject to terms of use available at <https://www.npmjs.com/policies/terms>. 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](https://nodejs.org/en/download/). diff --git a/doc/cli/npm.md b/doc/cli/npm.md index 43f029c5b..32384547b 100644 --- a/doc/cli/npm.md +++ b/doc/cli/npm.md @@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ programs. Run `npm help` to get a list of available commands. +## IMPORTANT + +npm is configured to use npm, Inc.'s public registry at +https://registry.npmjs.org by default. Use of the npm public registry is +subject to terms of use available at https://www.npmjs.com/policies/terms. + +You can configure npm to use any compatible registry you like, and even run +your own registry. Use of someone else's registry may be governed by their +terms of use. + ## INTRODUCTION You probably got npm because you want to install stuff. diff --git a/doc/misc/npm-registry.md b/doc/misc/npm-registry.md index 3b84328ad..ffbf0214b 100644 --- a/doc/misc/npm-registry.md +++ b/doc/misc/npm-registry.md @@ -7,12 +7,20 @@ To resolve packages by name and version, npm talks to a registry website that implements the CommonJS Package Registry specification for reading package info. -Additionally, npm's package registry implementation supports several +npm is configured to use npm, Inc.'s public registry at +<https://registry.npmjs.org> by default. Use of the npm public registry is +subject to terms of use available at <https://www.npmjs.com/policies/terms>. + +You can configure npm to use any compatible registry you like, and even run +your own registry. Use of someone else's registry may be governed by their +terms of use. + +npm's package registry implementation supports several write APIs as well, to allow for publishing packages and managing user account information. -The official public npm registry is at <https://registry.npmjs.org/>. It -is powered by a CouchDB database, of which there is a public mirror at +The npm public registry is powered by a CouchDB database, +of which there is a public mirror at <https://skimdb.npmjs.com/registry>. The code for the couchapp is available at <https://github.com/npm/npm-registry-couchapp>. |