@baris sounds good. Thank you!
Installing a plugin without publishing it in the npm registry
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I have a plugin source code which is residing locally on my machine. How can I install and activate it without publishing the code in the global registry?
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I think all I need to do is to simply copy the plugin folder in the node_modules directory. But now the question arises .. what if I need to modify its code often, do I need to uninstall and re-activate the plugin again and again.
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In your plugin directory (I'll use
nodebb-plugin-example
as an example here), you need to runnpm link
:~/nodebb-plugin-example > npm link
In your nodebb directory, you then run
npm link [plugin package name]
~/nodebb > npm link nodebb-plugin-example
You can then activate it via CLI, or restart NodeBB and activate it in the ACP
~/nodebb > ./nodebb activate example
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Thanks it worked