# JavaScriptAppResource.publishAsNpmScript

- Module: [Aspire.Hosting.JavaScript](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.javascript.md)
- Defined on: [JavaScriptAppResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.javascript/javascriptappresource.md)
- Version: `13.3.0`
- Kind: `method`

Publishes the JavaScript application as a Node.js server that uses a package manager script at runtime.

## Definition

```typescript
interface JavaScriptAppResource {
  // ... omitted for brevity
  publishAsNpmScript(
      startScriptName?: string,
      runScriptArguments?: string): JavaScriptAppResource;
}
```

## Signature

```typescript
publishAsNpmScript(
    startScriptName?: string,
    runScriptArguments?: string): JavaScriptAppResource
```

## Parameters

- `startScriptName` (`string`) `optional` `= start`
- `runScriptArguments` (`string`) `optional`

## Returns

[JavaScriptAppResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.javascript/javascriptappresource.md) `builder`

## Defined on

- [JavaScriptAppResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.javascript/javascriptappresource.md) -- `handle`