Node.js + Socket.io + Windows 7 / 8?

Question

I've been searching everywhere, but can't seem to find a solution. Is it possible to install Socket.io on Node.js on Windows 7?

If not, is there some sort of alternative, or do you know of any future Windows support?

Usually the Node.js package manager is used, however I can't find a way of installing that on Windows. http://npmjs.org/

I'm currently using Node.exe (not running it through Cygwin).

This is how I'd imagine it would be installed on Windows, if NPM worked:

npm install socket.io

Node Package Manager now works on Windows 7

Simply install Node.js and type npm install socket.io into the Windows console and look in C:\Users\[insert username]\node_modules.

Answer 1

I had the same problem with Node.js v10.22 on Windows 7 - this worked for me:

npm install socket.io@0.8.4

Answer 2

Create a file called package.json in your project directory with the following.

{
     "name": "project name",
     "description": "project description,
     "version": "0.0.1",
     "dependencies": {
        "express": "2.4.6",
        "socket.io": "version"
     }
}

Then run the npm install

Answer 3

Either use a Linux box or git clone the socket.io repository and require it from a local path.

You will have to copy the entire socket.io library into, for example, lib/socket.io/

Then var io = require("./lib/socket.io/index.js

Answer 4

Since the 0.6.6 version (as far as I remember) Node.js has a normal version for Windows, and after installing it a npm.exe file appears in the install directory, not sure how exactly I was running it, maybe something like node npm install socket.io.

Or maybe npm install socket.io. If none of these works, try to execute npm by typing full path to it (unless you have added a system variable for the path). For the record - I have successfully installed sokcet.io on Windows 7 via npm :)

Answer 5

I am confirming that npm install socket.io works perfectly with Node.js 0.6.10 on Windows 7 (remember to run cmd as Administrator).

Answer 6

For anyone who is having trouble getting Node.js and socket.io working on Windows...

There is the nodejs-win project on Google Code.

http://code.google.com/p/nodejs-win/downloads/detail?name=node_setup_0.5.6.7.exe&can=2&q=

And here is a video that shows the basics of using it.

Node.JS & Socket.IO Chat System in Windows