Node.js is a server framework/runtime used to run JavaScript applications on Google Chrome’s JavaScript V8 Engine.
The framework runs JavaScript applications on a server, basically, you get JavaScript on the backend.
It’s free, open source and runs on various platforms (Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, etc.).
Commands
Run JavaScript code in Node console:
node
Test a successful installation:
node --version
or
node -v
Run JavaScript file:
node file_name.js
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