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            <h1>Install NodeJS on Armbian</h1>
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          <h2>What is NodeJS</h2>

<p><em>Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform, JavaScript runtime environment. It executes JavaScript code outside of a browser.</em> -<a href="https://github.com/nodejs/node" target="_blank">https://github.com/nodejs/node</a></p>

<h2>Installing NodeJS</h2>

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	<li>Log into the Armbian device</li>
	<li>Run the following commands in a terminal window
	<div class="codeBlock"># download nodejs<br />
	wget -O nodejs.tar.xz https://nodejs.org/dist/v14.17.0/node-v14.17.0-linux-arm64.tar.xz<br />
	# extract nodejs.tar.xz<br />
	tar -xJf nodejs.tar.xz<br />
	# change directory to extracted folder<br />
	cd node-v14.17.0-linux-arm64<br />
	# copy node binaries to /usr/local<br />
	sudo cp -R * /usr/local/<br />
	# test node is working<br />
	node -v<br />
	# test npm is working<br />
	npm -v</div>
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<h2>Running a Test NodeJS Application</h2>

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	<li>Run the following commands in a terminal window
	<div class="codeBlock"># install git<br />
	sudo apt install git -y<br />
	# make a working diretory<br />
	mkdir ~/njs-demo &amp;&amp; cd ~/njs-demo<br />
	# clone demo github repo<br />
	git clone https://github.com/benc-uk/nodejs-demoapp.git<br />
	# cd into src directory<br />
	cd nodejs-demoapp/src<br />
	# install dependencies<br />
	npm install<br />
	# run the demo app<br />
	node server.js</div>
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	<li>Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:3000</li>
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