`ionic start` command throws npm 404 error when the global npm config has a private registry

Description:

I cannot create a new ionic application with ionic start command

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Create a ~/.npmrc file with your custom npm registry. For example:

registry=https://mycompany.com/npm/

1. Run ionic start --pro-id <app_id> command

Output:

NPM throws 404 error

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I guess to solve the issue the cli should add --registry <path-to-global-registry> parameter when installing dependencies.

[imhoffd]

@dmitryshimkin I think that’s the best workaround for now. If this issue gets more attention, we’ll revisit. Is that fair?

[dmitryshimkin]

I just learnt that npm config properties can be set via environment variables. So there is a workaround for such case:

npm_config_registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/ ionic start --pro-id <app_id>