{"id":2895,"date":"2022-09-06T10:25:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T10:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.checkmateq.com\/blog\/?p=2895"},"modified":"2023-08-04T16:08:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T16:08:33","slug":"install-node-js","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.checkmateq.com\/blog\/install-node-js","title":{"rendered":"How to install Node.js in Linux and Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"

Node.js<\/a> is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome’s V8 Javascript engine. It is designed for building scalable network applications.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this blog, we will see how to install Node.js on a CentOS 8 machine. First, we will install<\/a> the recent stable version of node.<\/p>\n

Installing node.js in Linux<\/h2>\n

Step1: Add node.js repository<\/strong><\/p>\n

sudo dnf install -y nodejs\r\ncurl -sL https:\/\/rpm.nodesource.com\/setup_16.x | sudo -E bash - \r\n<\/pre>\n
Step2: Install node.js<\/strong><\/p>\n
sudo dnf install -y nodejs \r\n<\/pre>\n
Step3: Check the version to confirm the installation<\/strong><\/p>\n
Installing node also installs the package manager npm. We can check it with the following commands.<\/p>\n
node -v\r\nnpm -v\r\n<\/pre>\n
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To upgrade the npm version use the following command.<\/p>\n
sudo npm install -g npm\r\n<\/pre>\n
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Installing node.js in Windows 11<\/h2>\n
Step 1: Download the ‘.msi’ installer.<\/h3>\n