# npm adduser > Add a registry user account. > More information: . - Create a new user in the specified registry and save credentials to `.npmrc`: `npm adduser --registry {{registry_url}}` - Log in to a private registry with a specific scope: `npm login --scope {{@mycorp}} --registry {{https://registry.mycorp.com}}` - Log out from a specific scope and remove the auth token: `npm logout --scope {{@mycorp}}` - Create a scoped package during initialization: `npm init --scope {{@foo}} {{[-y|--yes]}}`