revert npm changes

quickstart.sh

@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             echo "  --help         Show this help message"
             echo ""
             echo "NPM Registry:"
-            echo "  Create frontend/.npmrc to configure custom npm registry"
-            echo "  The Docker build will use this file if present"
+            echo "  Uses your machine's npm configuration automatically"
+            echo "  npm install runs on host before Docker build"
             echo ""
             echo "Brings up the complete stack: database, backend API, and frontend"
             echo ""
@@ -56,24 +56,19 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
     esac
 done
 
-# Copy user's .npmrc to frontend directory if it exists and frontend/.npmrc doesn't
+# Copy user's .npmrc to frontend directory if it exists
 USER_NPMRC="${HOME}/.npmrc"
 FRONTEND_NPMRC="frontend/.npmrc"
 
 if [ -f "$USER_NPMRC" ]; then
-    if [ ! -f "$FRONTEND_NPMRC" ]; then
-        echo "ℹ Copying npm registry config from $USER_NPMRC"
-        cp "$USER_NPMRC" "$FRONTEND_NPMRC"
-        echo "✓ Using custom npm registry configuration"
-    else
-        echo "✓ Using existing frontend/.npmrc"
-    fi
+    echo "Copying npm registry config for Docker build..."
+    cp "$USER_NPMRC" "$FRONTEND_NPMRC"
+    echo "✓ Using custom npm registry configuration"
 else
     if [ -f "$FRONTEND_NPMRC" ]; then
-        echo "✓ Using frontend/.npmrc"
-    else
-        echo "ℹ Using default npm registry (no .npmrc found)"
+        rm -f "$FRONTEND_NPMRC"
     fi
+    echo "ℹ Using default npm registry"
 fi
 echo ""