@@ -1432,8 +1432,26 @@ Some companies block access to github.com so `npm install oracledb`
14321432will fail to download binaries, as will installing source code from
14331433GitHub with ` npm install oracle/node-oracledb.git#v2.1.0 ` .
14341434
1435- To install node-oracledb in this case, compile the source code
1436- included in the npm package:
1435+ There are two suggested methods for installation.
1436+
1437+ ##### 3.12.3.1 Use the oracle.com GitHub mirror
1438+
1439+ Oracle has a mirror of the GitHub repository source code that can be
1440+ cloned with:
1441+
1442+ ```
1443+ git clone git://oss.oracle.com/git/oracle/node-oracledb.git/
1444+ ```
1445+
1446+ Binaries are not cloned. Follow the general instructions in
1447+ [ Node-oracledb Installation from Source Code] ( #github ) but install by
1448+ running ` npm install path-to-your-clone-directory ` from outside the
1449+ clone directory.
1450+
1451+ ##### 3.12.3.2 Use the source code in the npm package
1452+
1453+ Alternatively you can compile the source code that is included in the
1454+ npm package:
14371455
14381456- Download the node-oracledb package from npm, for example
14391457 ` https://registry.npmjs.com/oracledb/-/oracledb-2.1.0.tgz `
@@ -1465,14 +1483,12 @@ included in the npm package:
14651483 npm install nan
14661484 ```
14671485
1468- - Install the build prerequisites for compilation, following the
1469- [ Node-oracledb Installation Instructions] ( #instructions ) .
1470-
1471- - Build node-oracledb from outside the directory:
1472-
1486+ - Follow the general instructions in [ Node-oracledb Installation from
1487+ Source Code] ( #github ) but install by running
14731488 ```
14741489 npm install ./oracledb_build
14751490 ```
1491+ from outside the directory.
14761492
14771493## <a name =" installingv1 " ></a > 4. Installing Node-oracledb 1.x
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