Node
Making web apps using server-side JavaScript using node.js
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: