NodeJs on Router via DD-WRT or OpenWRT?

Question

Know anybody, how i can install NodeJS on dd-wrt, openwrt or freewrt system?

Or Maybe on any Router with one on these systems: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_router_or_firewall_distributions

Answer 1

Sorry, couldn't find any references that indicate it's been done. I suggest checking out the dependencies for Node.

You will need at least the following:

• gcc4-g++
• git
• make
• pkg-config
• zlib-devel
• openssl-devel
• openssl
• python

Note, that is from the older Cygwin compile instructions so they might not be exactly right.

If you can find all of those for your router OS then it should be possible. Just note that it will take a LONG time to compile.

You may also struggle with memory as most routers are severely lacking. This question on Google has a bit of information.

Answer 2

I stumbled across one fellow on Twitter who claimed to have done so back in 2011 April and offered a high-level overview of the process. My research indicates that this will only be possible on little-endian chipsets (e.g. "mipsel", as on the ASUS RT-N16) as even the MIPS version of v8 does not support big-endian implementations of that architecture (e.g. as the Atheros chipset on the Buffalo WZR-HP-AG300H is using).