Node.js¶
nodejs is a free, open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment that lets developers create servers, web apps, command line tools and scripts.
Installation¶
You can install node, npm and yarn as user on any linux workstation.
Get the current stable node version and install a prebuilt release using nodeenv:
mkdir -p "/scratch/${USER}"
cd "/scratch/${USER}"
nodeenv --node=22.13.1 --prebuilt .nodeenv
source .nodeenv/bin/activate
npm install -g --no-package-lock --no-save yarn
You should now have a nodeenv environment ready:
user@host:/scratch/user$ source .nodeenv/bin/activate
user@host:/scratch/user$ node --version
v22.13.1
user@host:/scratch/user$ npm --version
10.9.2
user@host:/scratch/user$ yarn --version
1.22.22
Package installation¶
Example to install the angular cli (ng):
user@host:/scratch/user$ npm install -g --no-package-lock --no-save @angular/cli
...
user@host:/scratch/user$ which ng
/scratch/user/.nodeenv/bin/ng
user@host:/scratch/user$ ng --version
19.1.4
This will install the geese (video/audio link).