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Registry metadata size reduced by 70% through optimization
The vlt registry has achieved a 70% reduction in package metadata size compared to npmjs.org by removing uncompressed base64 signatures, SHA-1 checksums, and attestation data, while keeping essential integrity information. This optimization significantly decreases download sizes and speeds up clean installation times for package managers like npm, pnpm, and bun. Furthermore, vlt now supports a fixed version query parameter, which further minimizes metadata downloads by filtering out pre-release versions.
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