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The steps below create a standalone Node.js installation for testing.
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Adjust the steps for your environment.
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The node-oracledb release has been tested with Node.js 0.10.35 on
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64-bit Oracle Linux. The driver can also build in some 32-bit Linux,
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Solaris and Mac OS X environments, but these architectures have not
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been fully tested. Installation on those platforms is similar to the
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steps described in this document.
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This node-oracledb release currently works only with Node.js 0.10. It
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has been tested with 0.10.35 on 64-bit Oracle Linux and Windows. The
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driver can also build in some Mac OS X, 32-bit Linux, 32-bit Windows,
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Solaris and AIX environments, but these architectures have not been fully
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Node-oracledb is currently only available on GitHub.
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Instructions may need to be adjusted for your platform and environment.
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I have ... | Follow this ...
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Linux. My database is on another machine. | [Node-oracledb Installation on Linux with Instant Client RPMs](#instrpm)
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Solaris. My database is on another machine. | [Node-oracledb Installation on Linux with Instant Client ZIP files](#instzip)
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Linux or Solaris, with a database on the same machine. | [Node-oracledb Installation on Linux with a Local Database](#instoh)
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Linux or Solaris, with the full Oracle client (installed via runInstaller) on the same machine. | [Node-oracledb Installation on Linux with a Local Database](#instoh)
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Mac OS X. | [Node-oracledb Installation on OS X with Instant Client](#instosx)
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Another OS with Oracle 11.2 or 12.1 libraries available | Update binding.gyp and make any code changes required, sign the [OCA](https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/community/oca-486395.html), and submit a pull request with your patch (Windows support is already being worked on).
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Solaris or AIX. My database is on another machine. | [Node-oracledb Installation on Linux with Instant Client ZIP files](#instzip)
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Linux, Solaris or AIX. My database is on the same machine. | [Node-oracledb Installation on Linux with a Local Database](#instoh)
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Linux, Solaris or AIX. I have the full Oracle client (installed via runInstaller) on the same machine. | [Node-oracledb Installation on Linux with a Local Database](#instoh)
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Apple OS X | [Node-oracledb Installation on OS X with Instant Client](#instosx)
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Windows | [Node-oracledb Installation on Windows](#instwin)
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Another OS with Oracle 11.2 or 12.1 libraries available | Update binding.gyp and make any code changes required, sign the [OCA](https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/community/oca-486395.html), and submit a pull request with your patch.
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### Other Resources Useful for node-oracledb
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### 6.3 Install Node.js
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Install the 64 bit Node.js MSI from [nodejs.org](http://nodejs.org/download/)

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