Publish Npm Package to JFrog artifactory using Github action - github-actions

Question

How can I publish Npm Package to custom JFrog artifactory using Github action?
publish:
name: Publish the Packages
needs: build
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout#v2
- uses: actions/setup-node#v2
with:
node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
registry-url: ${{ env.ARTIFACTORY_URL }}
- name: Publish Packages
run: npm publish
working-directory: ${{ env.CORE_WORKING_DIR }}
env:
NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
The above one is giving 401 error. Is it the right approach to do or we've to use some third party actions?

Answer 1

From what I can find, you'll have to do this in a more manual fashion by setting up the JFrog CLI in GitHub.
First, set up JFrog in GitHub actions: https://github.com/marketplace/actions/setup-jfrog-cli
Then, go to JFrog and find how to install npm packages to artifactory using their CLI: https://jfrog.com/blog/npm-flies-with-jfrog-cli/
- uses: jfrog/setup-jfrog-cli#v2
env:
# JFrog platform url (for example: https://acme.jfrog.io)
JF_URL: ${{ secrets.JF_URL }}
# Basic authentication credentials
JF_USER: ${{ secrets.JF_USER }}
JF_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.JF_PASSWORD }}
or
# JFrog Platform access token
JF_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.JF_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
- run: |
jf rt npm-install --build-name=${{ inputs.build_name }} --build-number=${{ inputs.build_number }}
That's roughly how it should work.