Install from source without root - jean/wekan GitHub Wiki

Quick install for development / debugging

Install nvm
source NVMPATH/nvm.sh for example source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
nvm install v8.11.3
nvm use v8.11.3
nvm install-latest-npm
cd ~
Clone repo to home: git clone https://github.com/wekan/wekan.git
Install meteor (you can skip sudo by entering invalid password): curl https://install.meteor.com/ | sh
cd wekan/
~/.meteor/meteor npm install --save babel-runtime xss meteor-node-stubs
~/.meteor/meteor npm install --save bcrypt
~/.meteor/meteor

When you get this output, wekan is ready:

=> Started your app.

=> App running at: http://localhost:3000/