Running Geddy on Windows

Geddy depends on a couple of binary modules, such as bcrypt or db drivers.

Here are the steps I took to get node-gyp working on 64 bit windows 8.1.

Getting node and npm

• Install node.js from here
• Right click on "This PC" or "My Computer", go to Advanced System Settings and edit Environment Variables
• Add this to your PATH: C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\npm;C:\Program Files\nodejs
  • The first path might already be there, the second is neglected by the installer as of this time of writing
• Close and open your terminals. Commands like npm and node should now work.

Compiling native modules

• Install Python 2.7.3
• Install Visual Studio 2012 Express
• Install Windows SDK
• Install Visual C++ 2008 Redistributables
• Install OpenSSL
• Go to your geddy app's directory and run npm install --msvs_version=2012