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Vlt 1.0 and Hosted Package Registries vlt.io

thataccount2 hours ago

I am not sure exactly what this service is or why it is desirable. Pitch me in five seconds or less?

clarke78an hour ago

5s: save time & money

10s: vlt helps engineering teams build JavaScript software faster, reduce supply chain risk, and lower infrastructure costs (via. API perf / payload optimizations).

20s: If you've used npm for years & are just narrowly escaping the various malware attacks or are on the hook for running up CI/agent bills at work because cold installs are X percent of the time compared to your actual builds/runtime, then you should check us out.

22s: Also, <insert jFrog grumble>.

viviansolidean hour ago

This will benefit the entire ecosystem. Well done.

joeyagreco40 minutes ago

So this is advertising as a secure npm?

nerdalytics2 hours ago

Over a year I joined the waitlist and almost forgot that I did. Today the registry is open to deliver on its promises—secure the supply chain.

clarke782 hours ago

Founder here - thanks for the vote of confidence! We've got a lot more in store.

merb2 hours ago

Without identity federation via oidc it’s basically not really a replacement for verdaccio

clarke78an hour ago

This is coming imminently but appreciate the feedback & will push to get this landed here quickly. That said, our client does support OIDC publishing if your registry does so hopefully you'll still find value there as it's a major step up from legacy npm clients.

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