how to run npm/grunt command from jenkins

Question

I\'m new to this area and was trying to run the following commands from jenkins:

npm install
grunt quickStart

So far I\'ve a jenkins runnin

Answer 1

"its asking me to to add one or mode nodeJs installation and I could not find those setting and not even sure if I even need them in the first place."
I don't think you need that I have pointed jenkins to the node installation folder an nothing more.., for this you go to Manage Jenkins->Configure System->NodeJS->NodeJS installations.. type in any name you like and point to where the node home folder is.

...cannot see this setting for the jenkins job I create...

Once you have configure that in your jenkins configuration you should have that configuration available like so:

...Is there an easy way to run those command in jenkins from a .bat or .sh script, a .bat would be recomended since I'm on window machine
I'm sorry don't get what commands are you referring to... so summarizing :

1. you have to tell jenkins where you have your node installation
2. use that configuration in your jobs

hope this helps...