How to run node app with sublime text

Question

How would you run node app with sublime text? Like this, open the file app.js in sublime, go to menu->tools->build, and it just runs. Simple like that

Answer 1

If you want to fix the plugin's path yourself. One option is changing Nodejs.sublime-build. It's located in the packages directory of sublime:

Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 2/Packages/Nodejs/Nodejs.sublime-build 

Linux: ~/.config/sublime-text-2/Packages/Nodejs/Nodejs.sublime-build

Note: On latest OS X versions the Library folder is hidden. If that's the case, from the menu select Go > Go to Folder... and type ~/Library.

Change "cmd": ["node", "$file"] to "cmd": ["/usr/local/bin/node", "$file"]

{
  "cmd": ["/usr/local/bin/node", "$file"],
  "file_regex": "^[ ]*File \"(...*?)\", line ([0-9]*)",
  "selector": "source.js",
  "shell":true,
  "encoding": "cp1252",
  "windows":
    {
        "cmd": ["taskkill /F /IM node.exe & node", "$file"]
    },
  "linux":
    {
        "cmd": ["killall node; node", "$file"]
    }
}

Lastly, open your *.js file and press command + b. Everything should just work fine now.

Linux Users: This file is identical across all operating systems. Finding the path to Nodejs.sublime-build may require running a search. In most cases it's located in ~/.config/sublime-text-2/Packages/Nodejs/Nodejs.sublime-build