How to run my node.js project on android?

Question

I have a working php server on my android tablet, so I hope it\'s available somehow to run nodejs also. The source code is available on github, and it can be build on linux

Answer 1

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/

Answer 2

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