TiddlyWiki5/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/dev/Installing TiddlyWiki on Node.js.tid

created: 20131219100608529
modified: 20131219163547622
tags: howto
title: Installing TiddlyWiki on Node.js
type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki

# Install [[Node.js]] from http://npmjs.org
# Open a command line terminal and type:
#> `npm -g install tiddlywiki`
#> If it fails with an error you may need to re-run the command as an administrator:
#> `sudo npm -g install tiddlywiki`
# Check TiddlyWiki is installed by typing:
#> `tiddlywiki --version`
# In response, you should see TiddlyWiki report its current version (eg `5.0.4-beta`; you may also see other debugging information reported)
# Try it out:
## `mkdir mywiki` to create a folder for a new wiki
## `cd mywiki` to move into the new folder
## `tiddlywiki --server` to start TiddlyWiki
## Visit http://0.0.0.0:8080/ in your browser
## Try editing and creating tiddlers

The `-g` flag causes TiddlyWiki to be installed globally. Without it, TiddlyWiki will only be available in the directory where you installed it.

A slightly different method for installation is recommended if you plan on forking the source code in order to study it or contribute to it. See [[Working with the TiddlyWiki5 repository]].
Docs updates 2013-12-19 10:08:14 +00:00			`created: 20131219100608529`
Docs updates 2013-12-19 16:45:13 +00:00			`modified: 20131219163547622`
Docs updates 2013-12-19 10:08:14 +00:00			`tags: howto`
			`title: Installing TiddlyWiki on Node.js`
			`type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki`

			`# Install [[Node.js]] from http://npmjs.org`
			`# Open a command line terminal and type:`
			#> `npm -g install tiddlywiki`
Docs updates 2013-12-19 16:45:13 +00:00			`#> If it fails with an error you may need to re-run the command as an administrator:`
			#> `sudo npm -g install tiddlywiki`
Docs updates 2013-12-19 10:08:14 +00:00			`# Check TiddlyWiki is installed by typing:`
			#> `tiddlywiki --version`
			# In response, you should see TiddlyWiki report its current version (eg `5.0.4-beta`; you may also see other debugging information reported)
			`# Try it out:`
			## `mkdir mywiki` to create a folder for a new wiki
			## `cd mywiki` to move into the new folder
			## `tiddlywiki --server` to start TiddlyWiki
			`## Visit http://0.0.0.0:8080/ in your browser`
			`## Try editing and creating tiddlers`

			The `-g` flag causes TiddlyWiki to be installed globally. Without it, TiddlyWiki will only be available in the directory where you installed it.

			`A slightly different method for installation is recommended if you plan on forking the source code in order to study it or contribute to it. See [[Working with the TiddlyWiki5 repository]].`