Link local npm package with react app

August 24, 2021

Link local npm package with react app

If you want to see changes in the dependant react app while making changes in the local source code of the npm package or library, use the following steps:

Step 1

Goto the npm package main dir and run

npm link

Step 2

Goto the dependant react app main dir and run

npm link <package-name>

That’s it 🤯

Read more at https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v7/commands/npm-link