How to set the path for Bitbucket Pipeline to Package.json in sub folder?

[Michael Taylor]

I am trying to configure a Node.js bitbucket pipeline to execute some commands in a package.json file that is in a different directory than the bitbucket-pipelines.yml in the root directory of the repo.

Currently, the pipelines are unable to locate the package.json to execute commands.

How can I set the path for the package.json where commands should be executed?

[Daniil Penkin · Accepted solution]

Hi @Michael Taylor

The script of your pipeline is executed line by line just as if it was in a shell. So first change directory to the one you need, then run commands you want to run in that directory:

- step:
    script:
      - cd relative/path/from/root
      - npm ...

I hope this helps.

Cheers,
Daniil

[Michael Taylor]

Are unix commands in general supported for bitbucket pipelines?

[Daniil Penkin]

These commands are running inside of the docker container running an image you specified in the Pipelines configuration file, so anything that works there will work as a pipeline step.

By the way, you can actually try to run the pipeline locally – might be useful for initial setup as well as for debugging.