This is a nodejs server for proxying a Google Refine instance in a read-only manner: Google Refine projects can only be viewed and not edited through this proxy. This proxy also implements an entry point for using the Google Refine instance to apply an operation script to a data file, as well as exposes a web page for uploading both files to that entry point. INSTRUCTIONS ============ Some of these steps might not be necessary if you have already used node.js previously. Step 1. You'd need at least nodejs 0.4.5. The installing instructions are here https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Installation Step 2. You need to install npm (nodejs package manager) curl http://npmjs.org/install.sh | sh export NODE_PATH="/usr/local/lib/node" according to http://shapeshed.com/journal/setting-up-nodejs-and-npm-on-mac-osx/ Step 3. Install a few modules. a. Use npm to install the module "node-static" npm install node-static b. Download from https://github.com/felixge/node-formidable and then use npm to install it, e.g., npm install ~/Downloads/felixge-node-formidable-v0.9.11-2-g5d98e9c.tar.gz Step 4. Run this proxy node proxy.js By default, Google Refine is proxied at http://localhost:8080/ The transformer UI is at http://localhost:8080/transformer