- ✅ Created
.npmignoreto exclude development files - ✅ Used
filesfield in package.json to whitelist only necessary files - ✅ Only 3 files will be published:
index.js,README.md, andpackage.json
- ✅ Created
pre-publish-check.jsto verify no sensitive data - ✅ Created
security-scan.shfor comprehensive security scanning - ✅ Ran
npm audit- no vulnerabilities found - ✅ Verified no hardcoded secrets or API keys
- ✅ Config files are stored securely in user's home directory
- ✅ Made
index.jsexecutable with proper shebang - ✅ Added version support from package.json
- ✅ All dependencies are production-ready
- ✅ No development dependencies included
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pre-publish-check.js - Checks:
- Package metadata (author, repository)
- Files that will be published
- Sensitive data patterns
- Executable permissions
- NPM authentication
- Package name availability
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security-scan.sh - Scans for:
- API keys and tokens
- Passwords and credentials
- AWS keys
- Private keys
- Long strings that might be secrets
- Common secret files
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DEPLOYMENT_CHECKLIST.md - Complete checklist for deployment
When you run npm publish, only these files will be included:
synchronizer-cli-1.0.0.tgz
├── package.json (640B)
├── index.js (4.8KB)
└── README.md (716B)
Total package size: ~2.3 KB (very lightweight!)
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Update package.json:
- Change
authorfrom "Your Name" to your actual name - Update
repository.urlfrom the placeholder - Consider if you want to use a scoped package name (e.g.,
@yourname/synchronizer-cli)
- Change
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Run final checks:
node pre-publish-check.js ./security-scan.sh npm pack --dry-run
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Login to npm:
npm login
# Final dry run
npm publish --dry-run
# Actual publish
npm publish
# If using scoped package
npm publish --access publicAfter publishing, verify your package:
# View on npm
npm view synchronizer-cli
# Test installation
npm install -g synchronizer-cli
# Test the CLI
synchronizer --version
synchronizer --help- No secrets in code - All sensitive data is collected at runtime
- Secure config storage - Configs stored in user's home directory
- Unique sync hash - Generated using crypto-secure random bytes
- Minimal dependencies - Only 3 well-maintained packages
- No telemetry - No data is sent anywhere except to Docker
- ❌ node_modules/
- ❌ package-lock.json
- ❌ .npmignore
- ❌ pre-publish-check.js
- ❌ security-scan.sh
- ❌ DEPLOYMENT_CHECKLIST.md
- ❌ DEPLOYMENT_SUMMARY.md
- ❌ Any .env files
- ❌ Any config.json files
- ❌ Any IDE or OS files
If you discover an issue after publishing:
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Within 72 hours: You can unpublish
npm unpublish synchronizer-cli@1.0.0
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After 72 hours: Deprecate the version
npm deprecate synchronizer-cli@1.0.0 "Security issue, please update" -
Publish a fix: Increment version and republish
# Update version in package.json to 1.0.1 npm publish
Your package is clean, secure, and ready for deployment! 🚀