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diff --git a/deps/npm/html/doc/misc/npm-registry.html b/deps/npm/html/doc/misc/npm-registry.html index b36cfa5bbe..a780c98a45 100644 --- a/deps/npm/html/doc/misc/npm-registry.html +++ b/deps/npm/html/doc/misc/npm-registry.html @@ -25,6 +25,26 @@ available at <a href="https://github.com/npm/npm-registry-couchapp">https://gith <code><a href="../misc/npm-scope.html">npm-scope(7)</a></code>). If no scope is specified, the default registry is used, which is supplied by the <code>registry</code> config parameter. See <code><a href="../cli/npm-config.html">npm-config(1)</a></code>, <code><a href="../files/npmrc.html">npmrc(5)</a></code>, and <code><a href="../misc/npm-config.html">npm-config(7)</a></code> for more on managing npm's configuration.</p> +<h2 id="does-npm-send-any-information-about-me-back-to-the-registry-">Does npm send any information about me back to the registry?</h2> +<p>Yes.</p> +<p>When making requests of the registry npm adds two headers with information +about your environment:</p> +<ul> +<li><code>Npm-Scope</code> – If your project is scoped, this header will contain its +scope. In the future npm hopes to build registry features that use this +information to allow you to customize your experience for your +organization.</li> +<li><code>Npm-In-CI</code> – Set to "true" if npm believes this install is running in a +continous integration environment, "false" otherwise. This is detected by +looking for the following environment variables: <code>CI</code>, <code>TDDIUM</code>, +<code>JENKINS_URL</code>, <code>bamboo.buildKey</code>. If you'd like to learn more you may find +the <a href="https://github.com/npm/npm-registry-client/pull/129">original PR</a> +interesting. +This is used to gather better metrics on how npm is used by humans, versus +build farms.</li> +</ul> +<p>The npm registry does not to correlate the information in these headers with +any authenticated accounts that may be used in the same requests.</p> <h2 id="can-i-run-my-own-private-registry-">Can I run my own private registry?</h2> <p>Yes!</p> <p>The easiest way is to replicate the couch database, and use the same (or @@ -70,5 +90,5 @@ effectively implement the entire CouchDB API anyway.</p> <tr><td style="width:60px;height:10px;background:rgb(237,127,127)" colspan=6> </td><td colspan=10 style="width:10px;height:10px;background:rgb(237,127,127)"> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan=5 style="width:50px;height:10px;background:#fff"> </td><td style="width:40px;height:10px;background:rgb(237,127,127)" colspan=4> </td><td style="width:90px;height:10px;background:#fff" colspan=9> </td></tr> </table> -<p id="footer">npm-registry — npm@3.10.10</p> +<p id="footer">npm-registry — npm@4.0.5</p> |