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Add a dependency Add a development dependency Add an optional dependency Add a peer dependency Add a Git dependency Add a tarball dependency Install a package under a different name Configuring a monorepo using workspaces Override the default npm registry for bun install Configure a private registry for an organization scope with bun install Using bun install with an Azure Artifacts npm registry Using bun install with Artifactory Add a trusted dependency Generate a yarn-compatible lockfile Migrate from npm install to bun install Configure git to diff Bun's lockb lockfile Install dependencies with Bun in GitHub Actions

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Generate a yarn-compatible lockfile

Bun v1.1.39 introduced bun.lock , a JSONC-formatted lockfile. It is human-readable and git-diffable without configuration, at no cost to performance. In 1.2.0+

Add a trusted dependency

Unlike other npm clients, Bun does not execute arbitrary lifecycle scripts for installed dependencies, such as postinstall and node-gyp builds. These scripts

Migrate from npm install to bun install

bun install is a fast, Node.js-compatible npm client.