Installing packages from github npm registry - auth error 401

Question

I have just published a private package on GitHub, trying to figure out how it should be working. now I\'m trying to install it in another project. I authenticated with np

Answer 1

Apparently I'm an idiot who can't read documentation and missed that part:

In the same directory as your package.json file, create or edit an .npmrc file to include a line specifying GitHub Packages URL and the account owner. Replace OWNER with the name of the user or organization account that owns the repository containing your project.

registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/OWNER