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Install node.js on dedicated server via ssh

I own a dedicated linux server from 1&1. I have SFTP and SSH access. I would like to know if it is possible to install node.js on my server.

I already tried to install it one week ago but I failed. The downloading and extraction worked, so the folder is on my server. I did : 

cd ~
wget http://nodejs.org/dist/latest/node-v11.1.0.tar.gz
tar xvf node-v11.1.0.tar.gz
mv node-v11.1.0 nodejs

But this part failed : 

cp nodejs/bin/node ~/bin
cd ~/bin
ln -s ../nodejs/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js npm

On the first instruction, there is an error : cp : cannot stat 'nodejs/bin/node': No such file or directory

I tried this too : 

cd nodejs
./configure
make
make install

(All instructions are from tutorials)

Solution

  • The instructions are you following are for a precompiled bundle for Linux.

    http://nodejs.org/dist/latest/node-v11.1.0.tar.gz is the URL to a source code bundle.

    Download the compiled bundle for your system instead.