The prepare script runs before publishing a package, after installation of a package from source, and when running npm install without arguments in the repository. These are the times where a build of the web interface files are required to make the web interface work and removes a manual step from using the package(s). The "build" script on the other hand is never automatically invoked by npm.
Clusterio Player Auth Plugin
Plugin authenticating logged in players to the web interface. Authentication is achieved by a simple challenge response mechanism where players have to log into one of the Factorio server in the cluster and open a dialog that presents a code, this code is input into the login form on the web interface which gives back a second code. Once the player enters the second code into the dialog in-game the web interface is authenticated.
Installation
Run the following commands in the folder Clusterio is installed to:
npm install @clusterio/plugin-player_auth
npx clusteriomaster plugin add @clusterio/plugin-player_auth
Substitute clusteriomaster with clusterioslave or clusterioctl if this a dedicate slave or ctl installation respectively.
Master Configuration
player_auth.code_length
Length in character of the generated challenge codes that need to be input between the web interface login form and the in-game Factorio login dialog.
Defaults to 6.
player_auth.code_timeout
Time in seconds the first code generated stays valid. The login must be completed in less than this time starting from when the login dialog is opened in-game.
Defaults to 120.