Running Node Js on Android

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So I know this has been questioned quite a lot  To be exact for example in these questions      Run NodeJs server in Android   How to run my node js project on android  and    NodeJS on IOS Android   Every option presented has a problem though    I want to run it on my normal device so I would like to avoid installing another OS on my Device Work on JXCore was stopped last month and  maybe as a result  I couldn t get it to compile  see Can  39 t install jxcore-cordova  The Android Port of NodeJs Anode has not been worked on since 2014 and wasn t really maintained back then anyways The second answer in the second thread I linked to mentioned there is an official node distribution for Android now but apart from a link to the Browse-Website of the latest dist I couldn t find any info on how to actually use it I also saw this but it seems like the device has to be connected to a PC  or similar  to run the adb shell commands while I would like to make it as a separate App   With the time that past since these questions have been posted and as the  best option  JXCore seem to be now unusable  Is there a way to run a node js application  a server in my case  on an Android device   if you re wondering why I d want this  I made a WebApp with a Node Js server and I now want a version you can launch locally from your phone without requiring an Internet connection  This means the server needs to run on an Android phone

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the tutorial of how to build NodeJS for Android https://github.com/dna2github/dna2oslab/tree/master/android/build
there are several versions v0.12, v4, v6, v7

It is easy to run compiled binary on Android; for example run compiled Nginx: https://github.com/dna2github/dna2mtgol/tree/master/fileShare

You just need to modify code to replace Nginx to NodeJS; it is better if using Android Service to run node js server on the backend.

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You can use Node js for Mobile Apps    It works on Android devices and simulators  with pre-built binaries for armeabi-v7a  x86  arm64-v8a  x86 64  It also works on iOS  though that s outside the scope of this question   Like JXcore  it is used to host a Node js engine in the same process as the app  in a dedicated thread  Unlike JXcore  it is basically pure Node js  built as a library  with a few portability fixes to run on Android  This means that it s much easier to keep the project up to date with mainline Node js   Plugins for Cordova and React Native are also available  The plugins provide a communication layer between the JavaScript side of those frameworks and the Node js side  They also simplify development by taking care of a few things automatically  like packaging modules and cross-compiling native modules at build time   Full disclosure  I work for the company that develops Node js for Mobile Apps

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Dory - node js    Great New Application No Need to root your Phone and You Can Run your js File From anywere    node js runtime run ES2015 ES6  ES2016 javascript and node js APIs in android  API Documents and instant code run from doc syntax highlighting code editor npm supports linux terminal toybox 0 7 4   node js REPL and npm command in shell  add  --no-bin-links  option if you execute npm in  sdcard  StartOnBoot   LiveReload native node js binary and npm are included  no need to be online    Update instruction to node js 8  async await      Download node js v8 3 0 arm zip file and unzip  copy  node  to android s sdcard  sdcard or  sdcard path to      open the shell check it out in the app s menu  cd  data user 0 io tmpage dorynode files bin   or  just type cd  amp  amp  cd     amp  amp  cd files bin   rm node cp  sdcard node    chmod a x node      https   play google com store apps details id io tempage dorynode amp hl en

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I just had a jaw-drop moment - Termux allows you to install NodeJS on an Android device   It seems to work for a basic Websocket Speed Test I had on hand  The http served by it can be accessed both locally and on the network   There is a medium post that explains the installation process  Basically   1  Install termux  2  apt install nodejs  3  node it up   One restriction I ve run into - it seems the shared folders don t have the necessary permissions to install modules  It might just be a file permission thing  The private app storage works just fine

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J2V8 is best solution of your problem  It s run Nodejs application on jvm java and android    J2V8 is Java Bindings for V8  But Node js integration is available in J2V8  version 4 4 0   Github   https   github com eclipsesource J2V8  Example   http   eclipsesource com blogs 2016 07 20 running-node-js-on-the-jvm

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