# Why use a Makefile for running a node.js?

**URL:** <https://discuss.write.as/t/why-use-a-makefile-for-running-a-node-js/3331>\
**Category:** Documentation\
**Created:** [August 17, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/why-use-a-makefile-for-running-a-node-js/3331 "2021-08-17T15:10:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![binyamin](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/binyamin/32/1151_2.png) [@binyamin](https://discuss.write.as/u/binyamin)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/why-use-a-makefile-for-running-a-node-js/3331/1 "2021-08-17T15:10:26Z")

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I’m on windows, and I don’t have Make installed. The guide says you need Go and Node.js to get started, so we can safely assume developers can run LESS via a Node.js script. Using Make just adds one more requirement for prospective contributors. Is it really worth it?

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**Author:** ![matt](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/matt/32/2760_2.png) [@matt](https://discuss.write.as/u/matt)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/why-use-a-makefile-for-running-a-node-js/3331/2 "2021-08-30T23:14:31Z")

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Make definitely helps reduce the number of commands you manually need to run. But I’m definitely open to any other setup you think could streamline this, especially for Windows users!