How to run my node.js project on android? How to run my node.js project on android? android android

How to run my node.js project on android?


The instructions for a build are missing from the website:

  1. Download it:

    wget http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.1/node-v0.8.1.tar.gz

  2. Unpack it:

    tar xzf node-v0.8.1.tar.gz

  3. Go to the unpacked folder:

    cd node-v0.8.1/

  4. Run

    ./configure && make && sudo make install

You might need to install some dependencies like g++ or build-essential, curl and libssl-dev first.

There is also a packaged Android port but it doesn't seem to be actively mantained.

edit: apparently you need to modify some build options according to your device. A google search for "node android" + your model should give you more details. Here are they for the G1 and Galaxy S: http://mitchtech.net/node-js-on-android-linux/


As of Sep 2015 there are Node.js 4.x distributions for ARM from https://nodejs.org/dist/latest/