How to Deploy an NPM Package

Publishing your first package to npm is straightforward. Here's a minimal path from zero to published.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18+)
• An npm account

Steps

1. Log in to npm (once per machine):

   npm login
   

   Use your npm username, password, and email.

2. Prepare package.json

   • Set a unique name (e.g. @your-scope/your-package or your-package).
   • Set version (e.g. 1.0.0).
   • Ensure main (or exports) points to your entry file.

3. Publish

   npm publish
   

   For a scoped package (e.g. @myorg/foo), make it public on first publish:

   npm publish --access public
   

4. Later updates

   Bump version (e.g. npm version patch) then run npm publish again.

That's it. Your package will be available at https://www.npmjs.com/package/your-package.