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export KEYGEN_LICENSE_TOKEN='lic-6171564a4a59e5f3879c0584ebe92ce3v3'
 
npm config set @demo:registry \
  'https://npm.pkg.keygen.sh/demo'
npm config set \
  '//npm.pkg.keygen.sh/demo/:_authToken=${KEYGEN_LICENSE_TOKEN}'
 
npm install @demo/private-package
# => + @demo/[email protected]
# => added 1 package in 0.413s

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