created: 20131219100608529 modified: 20140224134148737 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: #> `npm install -g tiddlywiki` (Windows) #> `sudo npm install -g tiddlywiki` (Mac/Linux) # Check TiddlyWiki is installed by typing: #> `tiddlywiki --version` # In response, you should see TiddlyWiki report its current version (eg `5.0.8-beta`; you may also see other debugging information reported) # Try it out: ## `tiddlywiki mynewwiki --init server` to create a folder for a new wiki that includes server-related components ## `tiddlywiki mynewwiki --server` to start TiddlyWiki ## Visit http://127.0.0.1:8080/ 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]].