# Can it work without node.js **URL:** \ **Category:** CesiumJS\ **Created:** [January 4, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/can-it-work-without-node-js/209 "2013-01-04T14:40:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![reach.jagdeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@reach.jagdeep](https://community.cesium.com/u/reach.jagdeep)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/can-it-work-without-node-js/209/1 "2013-01-04T14:40:51Z")
I have just started exploring it and in love with it. 1 quick question can it work without node.js just like webgl-globe [http://code.google.com/p/webgl-globe/](http://code.google.com/p/webgl-globe/) works Thanks in advance Jagdeep ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Hunter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/cesium/user_avatar/community.cesium.com/scott_hunter/32/2006_2.png) [@Scott\_Hunter](https://community.cesium.com/u/Scott_Hunter)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cesium.com/t/can-it-work-without-node-js/209/2 "2013-01-04T22:10:18Z")
Hi, Cesium does not require node.js to run. It runs entirely client-side in the browser. You can download the standalone release zip file at [http://cesium.agi.com/quickstart.html](http://cesium.agi.com/quickstart.html) We only use node.js as part of the release build process (to run the RequireJS optimizer, since node is so much faster than the Java-based Rhino engine).