Installation

Description

Before you can install rethinkdb-job-queue you need to meet the minimum requirements.

Requirements

There are two requirements to use the rethinkdb-job-queue package:

• Node.js
• RethinkDB

Once those two requirements have been met you can proceed with the installation.

Node.js

Current Node.js Version

See the Node.js website for installation instructions.

Older Node.js Version

If you are using an older version of Node.js you may need the Babel Pollyfill package. Follow the instructions on the Pollyfill page to apply it to your project.

Other workarounds include Node.js command switches; e.g. node --harmony_array_includes. Please investigate these for your specific environment.

The table below lists the supported Node.js versions as of 2016-11-01. Support for these versions may change.

Node.js Version	Support
v4 and Below	Not Supported
v5	Requires Pollyfill or Switches
v6 and Above	Fully Supported

RethinkDB

Follow the instructions on the RethinkDB website to install the database instance.

Installation

Once the minimum requirements have been met you can install the rethinkdb-job-queue package. Simply run the Node Package Manager command below. You should the npm command installed as part of the Node.js installation.

npm install --save rethinkdb-job-queue

You can now start to use the job queue in your project. See the Tutorial for more detail.