NodeJs-Raspberry-Pi

Latest NodeJS Install:

This is a simple shell script that will install NodeJs v12.x... or at least the "Latest version" of NodeJs available to your raspberry pi on every all types of raspberry pis (zero|1|2|3|4) This also happens to work on a Beaglebone, Nvidia TX2, and other ARM6, ARM7, and ARM64 linux computers.

Please note that there is currently no arm6 build for node version 12, so you will get prompted to install the latest build of Node v11 if you are installing on a pi zero, or pi 1. read here for more information.

First, you will need to install the latest version of NodeJs on your pi by going into you Raspberry Pi zero|1|2|3's terminal, and running:

wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/audstanley/NodeJs-Raspberry-Pi/master/Install-Node.sh | sudo bash
node -v
exit

Specific Version of NodeJs:

Once you have run the initial installer, you can install different versions at any time by opening a new terminal and typing:

sudo node-install -v 4.9.1; # if you want to be specific

sudo node-install -v 4;
# then you will get prompted with which 
# specific version of 4 you wish to install

sudo node-install -v 5;
# then you will get prompted with which 
# specific version of 5 you wish to install

sudo node-install -v 6;
# then you will get prompted with which 
# specific version of 6 you wish to install

sudo node-install -v 7;
# then you will get prompted with which 
# specific version of 7 you wish to install

sudo node-install -v 8;
# then you will get prompted with which 
# specific version of 8 you wish to install

sudo node-install -v 9;
# then you will get prompted with which 
# specific version of 9 you wish to install

sudo node-install -v 10;
# then you will get prompted with which 
# specific version of 10 you wish to install

sudo node-install -v 11;
# then you will get prompted with which 
# specific version of 11 you wish to install

sudo node-install -v 12;
# then you will get prompted with which 
# specific version of 12 you wish to install
# there is currently no build for the ARM6l, so you will have to
# sudo node-install -v 11; # until they have an ARM6 build (only effects pi zeros, and pi1 models)

Please note that this will work for EVERY raspberry pi.

If you have installed any global npm modules, and change your systems version of nodejs with node-install then node-install will reinstall your npm modules for you.

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Always keep NodeJs up to date:

If you want to keep your Raspberry Pi up to date with the Latest Version of Node at all times, edit your /etc/crontab file:

sudo nano /etc/crontab

Add this line to the bottom of your crontab:

0 22 1,7,14,21 * * root node-install -a;

This will update your raspberry pi with the latest version of NodeJs on days 1st, 7st, 14th, and 21st of every month at 10:00pm.

Thank you so much:

Thank you (bug catchers)

JoelEllis

Kryten0807

Traffic:

Thank you for checking out the project, and using the node-install utility. This github project (as of 2019), reaches about an average of 10,000 people every year.