Node.js Tutorial
Node.js is an open source server environment.
Node.js allows you to run JavaScript on the server.
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Example
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