What would be required for a HTML5 build?
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Hi! I really want to know how to make a HTML5 build possible?
Could this be used together with the Unreal JS to make that work maybe?
node.js is based on some native modules which aren't exposed in HTML5 environment. The closest you can get is something like http://browserify.org/. In addition to that HTML5 has a very unknown way in which you map external dependencies like plugins into the platform, which means it would need some rather impossible changes to make it work for that platform (it also has been moved out of the engine in 4.24 into a 'platform extension', meaning you likely need an engine fork going forward).
The current platform this plugin supports is only Win64. It is likely both Linux and MacOS could be supported with a similar setup. Theoretically Android can run node.js but the plugin would need some big modifications with a lower level bind to support it I suspect. Beyond those platforms I don't currently see a reasonable path forward.
Thanks for a descriptive answer, that makes it much more clear as to what limitations there are. Felt that i really didnt understand to why it was not possible, as i couldn't find a good answer. Just want to say that the plugin works perfectly for the stuff i need it for. Great work :)