created: 20131219100608529 modified: 20131231113631968 tags: howto title: Installing TiddlyWiki on Node.js type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki # Install [[Node.js]] from http://nodejs.org # Open a command line terminal and type: #> `npm install -g tiddlywiki` #> If it fails with an error you may need to re-run the command as an administrator: #> `sudo npm install -g 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]].