Is there any way to configure multiple registries in a single npmrc file

Question

Here is my problem. We have a private NPM registry which only works in VPN. I would like to have a fallback registry https://registry.npmjs.org so that when I am out of VPN

Answer 1

My approach was to make a slight command line variant that adds the registry switch.

I created these files in the nodejs folder where the npm executable is found:

npm-.cmd:

@ECHO OFF
npm --registry https://registry.npmjs.org %*

npm-:

#!/bin/sh
"npm" --registry https://registry.npmjs.org "$@"

Now, if I want to do an operation against the normal npm registry (while I am not connected to the VPN), I just type npm- where I would usually type npm.

To test this command and see the registry for a package, use this example:

npm- view lodash

PS. I am in windows and have tested this in Bash, CMD, and Powershell. I also