Node.js Tutorial
Learn Node.js
Node.js is an open source server environment.
Node.js allows you to run JavaScript on the server.
Start learning Node.js now »Learning by Examples
Our "Show Node.js" tool makes it easy to learn Node.js, it shows both the code and the result.
ExampleGet your own Node.js Server
var http = require('http');
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
res.end('Hello World!');
}).listen(8080);
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Examples Running in the Command Line Interface
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Example
console.log('This example is different!');
console.log('The result is displayed in the Command Line Interface');
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Node.js Reference
Node.js has a set of built-in modules.
Download Node.js
Download Node.js from the official Node.js web site: https://nodejs.org
