After adding node.js to my QNAP I (or better: my kids) also wanted a Minecraft Server running on the device. Here I describe how to do this (based on the steps previously described here). Download the most recent JRE (32 Bit) from the
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Run node applications on your QNAP using PM2
After installing node I wanted to start my node applications automatically after rebooting. Therefore i use the PM2 process manager with a process file which will be started everytime the system boots. The challenge of using PM2 in autorun.sh was the fact, that the home directory for root changes from ‘/’ to ‘/root’ after booting
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Install the most recent node.js version on your QNAP
QNAP considers node.js V0.8 as good enough and only supplies this version for direct download. I found several user made packages with newer versions and instructions how to hack the package supplied by QNAP, but none of the suggested solutions was satisfying me. Here you find a step-by-step instruction how I installed node.js V0.12.3 on
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