Reading Time: 2 minutesNode.js is a cross-platform runtime environment, configurable on Linux, OS X, and Microsoft Windows, and built on JavaScript. Applications, both server-side and networking, are also written in JavaScript. Node.js lends itself nicely to quick deploying, real-time web applications, and is generally thought of as extremely scalable due to its event-driven architecture.
The
Node Version Manager allows admins to easily manage node.js versions. It’s a bash script that has the capability to manage
multiple active versions of node.js, with functionality such as installation, executing commands with specific node.js versions, setting the PATH variable to use a specific node.js versions, etc.
Pre-Flight Check
- These instructions are intended specifically for installing Node.js via NVM (Node Version Manager) on a single CentOS 7 node.
- I’ll be working from a Liquid Web Core Managed CentOS 7 server, and I’ll be logged in as root.
- If NVM is not already installed, then visit our tutorial on: How to Install NVM (Node Version Manager) for Node.js on CentOS 7
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