Install Node.js and other dependencies on Windows

node-windows.md

When you want to dev using node.js, you also need to install a few other things to compile node.js modules when you run npm install.

1. Install nodejs http://nodejs.org/

2. Download and install MS Visual Studio Express 2013 (select either the ISO or file downloader) http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40787

3. Download Python 2.7 https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7/

4. Add your Python directory in your PATH environment variable (by default it's **C:\Python27 where your python.exe is located)

5. Try it out by installing a node.js module which requires compilation

npm install zombie

# If all goes well, then you won't have problems installing a lot of node.js modules.