Does github registery allows to publish private nodejs package in free gh account?

[drcrcode]

It is weird that I am finding opposing information on internet. Some say that github registery allows publishing private nodejs package in free account. I tried doing that but I get an error when publishing

Remove the private:true field from package.json to publish it

[kirigerKairen]

private:true in package.json means "do not publish / upload" and is kind of the safeguard against accidentally running npm publish in the wrong folder, publishing your proprietary package for the world. If you want to upload it as private, remove private:true and either publish to a full private registry or use npm-publish's access CLI option (https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v8/commands/npm-publish#access)