How to install Grunt

This guide explains how to install Grunt using npm over SSH on your Kualo hosting account. You will need SSH access and basic command-line experience.

Install Grunt via npm

1. From your home directory, install both the Grunt library and its CLI tool:

npm install grunt grunt-cli

All packages are downloaded and installed locally under ~/node_modules.

2. Confirm the binary is present:

find ./node_modules/ -name "grunt"

You should see output similar to:

./node_modules/grunt
./node_modules/grunt/lib/grunt
./node_modules/grunt-cli/bin/grunt
./node_modules/.bin/grunt

3. Check the version to confirm Grunt is working:

./node_modules/grunt-cli/bin/grunt -V

Set up a shell alias

To avoid typing the full path every time, add an alias to your ~/.bashrc file.

1. Append the alias:

echo 'alias grunt="~/node_modules/grunt-cli/bin/grunt"' >> ~/.bashrc

2. Apply the change:

source ~/.bashrc

3. Verify the alias works:

grunt -V

You can now use the grunt command directly to run your tasks.