npm install js-ipfs-dep --save

Warning: The binary gets put in the pkg folder inside the module folder.

Currently only tested for ipfs 0.34.4, v0.35.0-rc.0, v0.38.0

But it can be specified in package.json. Modify the ipfs version, eg:

"ipfs": "v0.35.0-rc.0",

The binary is compiled against your current platform/node version eg. node8-linux-x64