Node.js – how to use private GitLab repository as npm dependency with private token through https

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I'm trying to use a private GitLab repo as npm dependency in my node js app, with a private token key, something like this:

"dependencies": {
     "my-module": "git+https://<privateToken>:x-oauth-basic@<myGitLabURL>/<MyUser>/my-module.git"
}

when I run npm install I get errors about the git clone with fatal: unable to access <git repo path> with 443 Connection refused replies.

I couldn't find a lot of documentation of how to do this through https and not through ssh.
It seems like it does work on GitHub

Anybody have experience with this on GitLab with Https?

Best Answer

This answer worked for me.

"my-module": "https://oauth2:<PersonalAccessToken>@gitlab.com/<group>/<repository-name>.git

You can create a Personal Access Token under User Settings->Access Tokens (GitLab.com Link).

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Node.js – How to override nested NPM dependency versions

You can use npm shrinkwrap functionality, in order to override any dependency or sub-dependency.

I've just done this in a grunt project of ours. We needed a newer version of connect, since 2.7.3. was causing trouble for us. So I created a file named npm-shrinkwrap.json:

{
  "dependencies": {
    "grunt-contrib-connect": {
      "version": "0.3.0",
      "from": "grunt-contrib-connect@0.3.0",
      "dependencies": {
        "connect": {
          "version": "2.8.1",
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        }
      }
    }
  }
}

npm should automatically pick it up while doing the install for the project.

(See: https://nodejs.org/en/blog/npm/managing-node-js-dependencies-with-shrinkwrap/)

Git – Install npm module from gitlab private repository

You have the following methods for connecting to a private gitlab repository

With SSH

git+ssh://git@git.mydomain.com:Username/Repository#{branch|tag}
git+ssh://git@git.mydomain.com/Username/Repository#{branch|tag}

With HTTPS

git+https://git@git.mydomain.com/Username/Repository#{branch|tag}

With HTTPS and deploy token

git+https://<token-name>:<token>@gitlab.com/Username/Repository#{branch|tag}

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