node.js is a package that can be used to make web applications that run JavaScript on the server side.

Installing node also provides a JavaScript CLI (REPL) on Unix/Windows/Mac systems, as well as a way to use JavaScript as a basic scripting language (separated from any web browser.)

Installation

You can download installers here for Windows, Mac and Linux: https://nodejs.org/en/download/

Additional installation advice for specific platforms can be found here:

• MacOS: https://ucsb-cs48.github.io/jstopics/node_macos/
• Windows: https://ucsb-cs48.github.io/jstopics/node_windows/
• Linux: https://ucsb-cs48.github.io/jstopics/node_linux/

Deployment

The following is true of webapps written in Node:

• They can be deployed in the cloud on Heroku
• Continous integration is available through Travis-CI

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Table of contents

• Node: Linux
• Node: MacOS
• Node: Windows
• Node: npm
• Node: nvm
• Node: package-lock.json merge conflicts

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