you’re able to still easily get Node JS running on your Windows PC.
Open yourbrowser, then head over to theNode JS download page.
Select theWindows Installer, and begin your download.
When the downloads complete, trigger the installer.
The install wizard will open and greet you.
Next, youll be asked to accept the Node JS license.
Read and accept the license and then selectNextto keep moving.
The next screen will ask you to choose an installation directory for Node JS.
When you’re done, selectNext.
Youll then have an opportunity to change the Node JS setup and choose which components you install.
Unless you need something custom, leave this alone, then selectNext.
The installer will then ask if you want to plant the tools to build modules for Node JS.
grab the box forAutomatically set up the necessary tools, then selectNext.
With the setup complete, youll be presented with the option to begin the installation.
The installation will run.
It should only take a few seconds to run through.
When its done, youll see a success message letting you know that Node JS was installed.
SelectFinishto complete the install.
A command line window will now appear and ask you to load the additional modules.
Press any key to start.
A PowerShell window will launch to begin the installation.
Confirm anything that it asks.
This process will install several components and modules from multiple locations, so it may take some time.
Finally, the install will complete and the PowerShell window will close.
Youre officially ready to work with Node.
Open theStart menu, scroll and select theNode.jsfolder to expand the entry, then selectNode.js.
A Node console window will open.
Here you’re able to test out Node.
you could bang out any JavaScript code in the console, and Node will run it.
Its simplest to test with:
Thats it!
Youre ready to start developing with Node JS on your Windows PC.
Node JS is powerful and it runs more quickly than other popular server-side scripting languages.
