How to install node

Node is JavaScript runtime built on the V8 engine, used for server-side work and frontend builds. The project is developed in the open and released under its own licence.

About the project

Node is JavaScript runtime built on the V8 engine, used for server-side work and frontend builds. The maintainers own the project, choose releases, and publish their own documentation. This page records a few things worth knowing before you begin.

The maintainers own the project. They choose release timing, publish announcements, and write the documentation themselves. Nothing about that process is controlled from here.

How releases reach a machine

Distribution depends on the project. Common routes include the system package index, a language registry, a version manager, or a source build described in the project documentation.

Before you start

Confirm the platform is supported by the current release. Tooling in this space moves quickly, and an older system often falls outside the supported range.

Checking the result

Verifying afterwards is straightforward. If something behaves unexpectedly, check for an older copy earlier in the path, or for a version manager pointing elsewhere.

About these pages

Nothing is published from this domain beyond text. Projects stay where their maintainers put them.