gRPC in 3 minutes (Node.js)

PREREQUISITES

• node: This requires Node 0.12.x or greater.

INSTALL

$ # Get the gRPC repository
$ export REPO_ROOT=grpc # REPO root can be any directory of your choice
$ git clone https://github.com/grpc/grpc.git $REPO_ROOT
$ cd $REPO_ROOT

$ cd examples/node
$ npm install

TRY IT!

• Run the server

  $ # from this directory
  $ node ./greeter_server.js &
  

• Run the client

  $ # from this directory
  $ node ./greeter_client.js
  

TUTORIAL

You can find a more detailed tutorial in gRPC Basics: Node.js