How to Install and Setup Nodejs and Apache or Nginx in Torizon Core - iMX6ULL with Iris 2.0 Board

[maurya86]

Hello Toradex Community Team,

I have a iMX6ULL SOM attached with Iris 2.0 Carrier Board and Running Torizon Core 5.7.2 OS (Docker Container Based)

Now I want to install Nodejs with Apache2 or Ngix WebServer on base OS. Also If we install nodejs on base OS then can we able to access node packages from node application of docker container ?

Thank You
Maurya

[ritesh.tx]

Hi @maurya86 ,

Please check below similar post which talks about package installation recommendation

How to install Python on apalis imx 8 with torizoncore

Greetings @ShardulC, Generally it is intended and recommended to run all application code in a container. The base TorizonCore OS has no package manager to install additional packages you may need. The only alternative would be to use the Yocto build system to build your own TorizonCore OS with Python and whatever packages you require. With containers it’s a fairly simple matter to use a Debian based container, then utilize the apt package manager in Debian to install whatever you need. For fu…

Let me know if this is not what you are looking for.

Best Regards
Ritesh Kumar