Pipelines not working with NPM image and SSH Keys

[Mike Stumpf]

Hello, I followed the instructions here and here to get a bitbucket pipelines yaml file set up, create a SSH key for the private repo running the build and setting that SSH key as an access token on the private repo being included in the build but I am unable to authenticate successfully. Is this a limitation with the node image or is my configuration incorrect?

bitbucket-pipelines.yml

# This is a sample build configuration for JavaScript.
# Check our guides at https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/14UWN for more examples.
# Only use spaces to indent your .yml configuration.
# -----
# You can specify a custom docker image from Docker Hub as your build environment.
image: node:10.15.1

pipelines:
    pull-requests:
        develop:
            - step:
                  caches:
                      - node
                  script: # Modify the commands below to build your repository.
                      - npm install
                      - npm test

package.json

{
    ...,
    "dependencies": {
       ...,
        "private-package": "git+https://bitbucket.org/{projectName}/{repoName}.git#v0.7.3",

npm install

+ npm install
npm WARN deprecated circular-json@0.3.3: CircularJSON is in maintenance only, flatted is its successor.
npm WARN deprecated kleur@2.0.2: Please upgrade to kleur@3 or migrate to 'ansi-colors' if you prefer the old syntax. Visit <https://github.com/lukeed/kleur/releases/tag/v3.0.0\> for migration path(s).
npm ERR! Error while executing:
npm ERR! /usr/bin/git ls-remote -h -t https://bitbucket.org/{projectName}/{repoName}.git
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! remote: Invalid username or password
npm ERR! fatal: Authentication failed for 'https://bitbucket.org/{projectName}/{repoName}.git'
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! exited with error code: 128
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /root/.npm/_logs/2019-03-08T14_12_45_712Z-debug.log

repo running pipeline build 

private repo being included in pipeline build

[mwatson · Accepted solution]

It looks like you're using the https version of the git url - you need to go into Bitbucket and select "clone" and then select the "ssh" url and use that in your package.json.

[Mike Stumpf]

that was the issue, it's working now. thank you!

[Alberto Suarez - Zartis]

thanks so much! I am finally able to npm pull & install from pipeline.

I had another problem, if I replace the https url on package.json with a ssh one... then I wont be able to do npm install on my local computer ( access denied error )... any thoughs? thanks!! 

[Oscar]

Try this:

"dependencies": {

  "private-package": "bitbucket:<owner>/<repo>"

}

Source: https://mskutta.github.io/2018/05/25/private-npm-packages-in-bitbucket/