portable-node

Install node.js locally on Windows and Linux without administrator rights.

Note: when specifying version at the command line, a full version number (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH) must be specified !

Windows Instructions

Download and run https://raw.github.com/dmrub/portable-node/master/bin/install-node.vbs. The script will download recent version of node.js and create startup files for node.js and git bash.

For more options run from command line (cmd.exe or git bash):

> cscript install-node.vbs /?

Node Portable Environment Setup Script
Usage : install-node.vbs [ /? ] [/version:node-version /arch:x86|x86_64|32|64 /force]

Options: /version:node-version         select node version to download (default : 6.9.5)
    /arch:x86|x64|x86_64|32|64    select node architecture to download (default : x86)
    /force                        force download and installation
    /?                            print this

Linux Instructions

Download and run https://raw.github.com/dmrub/portable-node/master/bin/install-node.sh.

For example:

wget https://raw.github.com/dmrub/portable-node/master/bin/install-node.sh
chmod +x ./install-node.sh
./install-node.sh

For more options run from command line:

> ./install-node.sh --help
Node Portable Environment Setup Script
Usage: ./install-node.sh [options]
options :
    -h | --help                   print this
    -v | --version=node-version   select node version to download (default : 6.9.5)
    -a | --arch=x86|x86_64|32|64  select node architecture to download (default : x64)
    -f | --force                  force download and installation

Enjoy !