"Node.js is a popular and versatile cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment. Node was the first runtime to allow developers to run JavaScript outside the browser, opening a new world of possibilities in server-side JavaScript. Its ease of use, massive ecosystem and performance characteristics have continued to secure its place as one of the most important technologies of the modern web. Anytime you need to run JavaScript on the server-be it for a systems utility, a REST API, data processing, or anything else-Node is an excellent choice. There are newer runtimes, namely Deno and Bun, but Node remains the standard for server-side JavaScript."
"Installing Node and NPM There are a few ways to install Node, including the installer that Node itself provides, but the recommended way is with a version manager. The most common version manager is NVM. This makes it easy to install Node and change versions when you need to. (There is also a Microsoft Windows-specific version called nvm-windows.) NVM can be installed with an installer or using a CLI. In the following example, we use curl: $ curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.3/install.sh | bash"
Node.js enables JavaScript to run on the server across platforms, suitable for REST APIs, utilities, and data processing. The NPM package manager provides a massive ecosystem of modules. Version managers like NVM simplify installing Node and switching versions, with a Windows equivalent named nvm-windows. A simple web server can be created with Node core modules such as http, and the cluster module enables using multiple CPU cores. Process managers like PM2 can manage production processes. Frameworks like Express provide higher-level abstractions for building feature-rich, flexible servers. Newer runtimes exist, but Node remains the widely adopted standard.
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