nodejs-helloworld

A Node.js 'Hello World' program example.

Installation

You need install the pre-requirements for run this Hello World example.

Update repositories of available packages to install, with the following command:

$ sudo apt update

Install necessary minimum dependencies, with the following command:

$ sudo apt install curl software-properties-common gcc g++ make
$ curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo bash -
$ sudo apt install -y nodejs

Run application

You can run Hello World Demo, with the following command:

$ nodejs ./http_server.js

Then, you can open the URL http://127.0.0.1:3000/ in your web browser and you can see the hello world example like this:

A Node.js 'Hello World' program example

Reference

• Step 4. Create Demo Web Server (Optional) - How to Install Latest Nodejs & NPM on Debian 9/8/7.