Node.js Installation

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Short description

Download the LTS build from nodejs.org (or use nvm). Installation includes npm, which manages packages for your projects.

Steps

1. Install Node.js LTS from the official site or nvm.
2. Open a terminal and verify node and npm.
3. Create a project folder and initialize npm.

Verify installation

node -v
npm -v
mkdir my-node-app && cd my-node-app
npm init -y