You can set up a npm repository of your own pretty easily [1]. It doesn't have to replicate the public npm repository. I don't know how hard it would be to patch it so it does "if package not locally availbale then fetch from the net" but it could be another approach
[1] http://clock.co.uk/tech-blogs/how-to-create-a-private-npmjs-repository On Tuesday, 19 February 2013 05:09:34 UTC+1, andy wrote: > > This would be ideal in our scenario. It's what Artifactory does for us in > Java land (if a module doesn't exist in our local repo, it grabs it from > maven central) and would be awesome to see in npm. > > If someone does an "Enterprise NPM Repo" Kickstarter I'll certainly kick > in a few bucks to support it. :) > > andy > > On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 1:10 PM, nwhite <[email protected] <javascript:> > > wrote: > >> I wish it was trivial to have a sparse npm server. One where I could >> publish my private modules to and replicate only the packages I'm >> interested in. Then have all npm package requests that are not found >> automatically forwarded to the official server. >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 12:14 PM, andy e <[email protected]<javascript:> >> > wrote: >> >>> OK, great, thanks for the info. I'll chat it over and maybe give a shot >>> at replicating the couch instance. >>> >>> Thanks for the help! >>> >>> Andy >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Bradley Meck >>> <[email protected]<javascript:> >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Right now without compaction you are looking at 45~ GB of data it looks >>>> like on the current npm public registry, and it can be replicated without >>>> needing any permission. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Monday, February 18, 2013 1:01:33 PM UTC-6, andy wrote: >>>> >>>>> Cool, thanks for the suggestion(s). >>>>> >>>>> Two quick questions: >>>>> 1) Can anyone replicate w/ the npm couch repo? I take it that's a yes >>>>> but maybe you need permission (then again maybe people are smart enough >>>>> to >>>>> not want to have to do this, unlike us...) >>>>> 2) How big? 10GB? 100GB? 1TB+? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> >>>>> Andy >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Luke Arduini <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Touching on what Tim said, if you create a document for replication >>>>>> in /_replicator (not /_replicate) on couch you can turn couch off/on and >>>>>> have replication resume whenever. I do it all the time for my private >>>>>> npm >>>>>> and it works well, example: >>>>>> >>>>>> https://gist.github.com/st-**luke/4165831<https://gist.github.com/st-luke/4165831> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Tim Caswell <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> If you want a mirror of the public npm repo, one option is to >>>>>>> replicate the couch database. It's pretty big, but once replicated >>>>>>> would >>>>>>> give you a full mirror. I'm pretty sure you can do delta updates later >>>>>>> on >>>>>>> by putting the couch database back online and syncing again. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 12:42 PM, Luke Arduini >>>>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> You could set up git on a server on your lan and just specify >>>>>>>> dependencies in your projects' package.json files pointing to the git >>>>>>>> address. Seems like it would be the easiest way to go for private >>>>>>>> modules >>>>>>>> not on the internet. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 1:23 PM, andy e <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Apologies in advance because I've only glanced at this problem, >>>>>>>>> but we work in a unique environment where we have no Internet >>>>>>>>> connectivity. >>>>>>>>> So, with our Java apps, we run an instance of Artifactory on our >>>>>>>>> LAN and load it by running an instance that is connected, which we >>>>>>>>> then >>>>>>>>> export and bring into the 'offline' instance. That gives us a sort of >>>>>>>>> mirror of Java dependencies for maven and what not when we're >>>>>>>>> developing. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Is there anything like Artifactory for npm? Do I need to roll my >>>>>>>>> own somehow (i.e. would a simple WebDAV server work or is it more >>>>>>>>> complex)? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I've glanced at Mike's node-reggie idea so maybe that is a place >>>>>>>>> to start >>>>>>>>> (https://github.com/mbrevoort/**node-reggie<https://github.com/mbrevoort/node-reggie> >>>>>>>>> ). >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> We don't need anything fancy - just a way to add npm modules to a >>>>>>>>> project without having to check them in or pass around a giant .zip >>>>>>>>> copy >>>>>>>>> with all possible repos...etc. (Right now I just have a >>>>>>>>> "node_modules_for_work" folder where I load up a ton of modules, then >>>>>>>>> I zip >>>>>>>>> that up and bring it in.) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I'm happy to go off and do some reading/digging, so links to >>>>>>>>> similar ideas/attempts are appreciated. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Andy >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >>>>>>>>> Posting 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