A Boxstarter script can be used for easy setup of Windows systems with all the required prerequisites for Node.js development. This script will install the following Chocolatey packages:
- Git for Windows with the
gitand Unix tools added to thePATH - Python 2.x
- Visual Studio 2017 Build Tools with Visual C++ workload
To install Node.js prerequisites using Boxstarter WebLauncher, just open this link with Internet Explorer or Edge browser on the target machine.
Alternatively, you can use PowerShell. Run those commands from an elevated PowerShell terminal:
Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Force
iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('http://boxstarter.org/bootstrapper.ps1'))
get-boxstarter -Force
Install-BoxstarterPackage https://raw.githubusercontent.com/janeasystems/node/bartek-boxstarter-janea/tools/bootstrap/windows_boxstarter -DisableReboots