Installing and running homebase non-globally …

[fooness]

Is there any way to npm install homebase/dathttpd non-globally to use this wonderful service on shared servers as e.g. uberspace where users don’t have root privileges and cannot use—or modify—the default http and https ports 80 and 443 (which are defined by other services like apache, nginx, et cetera)?

[pfrazee]

Sure, though it depends on how you want to use it.

You can clone the repository using git, then run npm install inside that directory, and then run it with npm start.

Alternatively, you can install global npm apps/modules without needing root access by following this guide.

You can also configure the ports that homebase uses (see the readme for info on that).