nodejs/deps/npm/man/man1/npm-adduser.1

.TH "NPM-ADDUSER" "1" "April 2025" "NPM@11.3.0" ""
.SH "NAME"
\fBnpm-adduser\fR - Add a registry user account
.SS "Synopsis"
.P
.RS 2
.nf
npm adduser

alias: add-user
.fi
.RE
.P
Note: This command is unaware of workspaces.
.SS "Description"
.P
Create a new user in the specified registry, and save the credentials to the \fB.npmrc\fR file. If no registry is specified, the default registry will be used (see npm help registry).
.P
When using \fBlegacy\fR for your \fBauth-type\fR, the username, password, and email are read in from prompts.
.SS "Configuration"
.SS "\fBregistry\fR"
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 4
Default: "https://registry.npmjs.org/"
.IP \(bu 4
Type: URL
.RE 0

.P
The base URL of the npm registry.
.SS "\fBscope\fR"
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 4
Default: the scope of the current project, if any, or ""
.IP \(bu 4
Type: String
.RE 0

.P
Associate an operation with a scope for a scoped registry.
.P
Useful when logging in to or out of a private registry:
.P
.RS 2
.nf
# log in, linking the scope to the custom registry
npm login --scope=@mycorp --registry=https://registry.mycorp.com

# log out, removing the link and the auth token
npm logout --scope=@mycorp
.fi
.RE
.P
This will cause \fB@mycorp\fR to be mapped to the registry for future installation of packages specified according to the pattern \fB@mycorp/package\fR.
.P
This will also cause \fBnpm init\fR to create a scoped package.
.P
.RS 2
.nf
# accept all defaults, and create a package named "@foo/whatever",
# instead of just named "whatever"
npm init --scope=@foo --yes
.fi
.RE
.SS "\fBauth-type\fR"
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 4
Default: "web"
.IP \(bu 4
Type: "legacy" or "web"
.RE 0

.P
What authentication strategy to use with \fBlogin\fR. Note that if an \fBotp\fR config is given, this value will always be set to \fBlegacy\fR.
.SS "See Also"
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 4
npm help registry
.IP \(bu 4
npm help config
.IP \(bu 4
npm help npmrc
.IP \(bu 4
npm help owner
.IP \(bu 4
npm help whoami
.IP \(bu 4
npm help token
.IP \(bu 4
npm help profile
.RE 0