Using SSH Terminal to Create your first NodeJS application
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Steps to using terminal to create your first NodeJS app
1. Use SSH (Secure Shell) Client OR Terminal to login to your server account username: your-server-account-name password: xxxxxx
2. In terminal go to /home/your-server-account-name
3. Create a folder software for all your tools e.g. django etc.
4. Download NodeJS x64 binary distribution of your choice from: NodeJS official e.g. https://nodejs.org/download/release/v12.22.9/node-v12.22.9-linux-x64.tar.gz
5. Extract the binary in your folder software > node-v12.22.9
6. Add NodeJS to PATH by running the command: export NODEJS_HOME=/home/your-server-account-name/software/node-v12.22.9 && export PATH=$PATH:$NODEJS_HOME/bin
7. Verify installation by running the command node -v && npm -v
Alternatively you can install NodeJS with a Node Version Manager such as: https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm.
1. Use SSH (Secure Shell) Client OR Terminal to login to your server account username: your-server-account-name password: xxxxxx
2. In terminal go to /home/your-server-account-name
3. Create a folder software for all your tools e.g. django etc and change directory to that directory.
4. Use the / nvm script to install nvm: wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.1/install.sh | bash or install via Git: https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm#verify-installation
5. Source your .bash_profile by running the command: source ~/.bash_profile
6. Verify your nvm installation: https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm#verify-installation
7. Download, compile, and install the latest release of node by running the command: nvm install 12.22.1
8. Verify installation by running the command node -v && npm -v
Now you have a working installation of NodeJS. You can now deploy your first NodeJS application