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Install Node.js on Ubuntu 20.04

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In this article, AZDIGI will show you how to install Node.js on Ubuntu 20.04.

I. Introduction

Node.js is a JavaScript runner for server-side programming. It allows developers to create extensible backend functionality using JavaScript, a language many people are familiar with in browser-based web development.

II. Performance conditions

This tutorial is done on Ubuntu version 20.04. Before you begin, you should have a user account with sudo privileges set up on your system, or if not, you can use the root account.

III. Install Node.js on Ubuntu 20.04

To install Node.js on Ubuntu 20.04, we follow these 2 steps.

Step 1: SSH into your Ubuntu 20.04 system

To install Node.js on Ubuntu 20.04, we first need to SSH or access your VPS/server as root. If you don’t know how to SSH into your VPS/Server, you can refer to the following tutorial:

After successfully SSH as root, we continue with step 2 to execute the Node.js installation commands.

Step 2: Commands to install Node.js on Ubuntu 20.04

First, you should update your Ubuntu with the following command:

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apt update
    

After the update is complete, use the following command to install Node.js from the default Ubuntu repositories. At the time of writing, the version in the Ubuntu repositories is Node.js 10.19.

While this is not the latest version of Node.js, it is a stable version with all the features you need.

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apt install nodejs 
    

After running the above command, you will get information about how much space to download and how much space it will take up after installation. You need to enter Y to continue the installation process.

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Run the command to install Node.js on Ubuntu 20.04.

After the installation is complete, use the following command to check if you have successfully installed or not and, if it has been successfully installed, what version has been installed.

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nodejs -v
    

Below is an image of my Node.js installation log on Ubuntu 20.04 and checking the Node.js version I just installed.

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The installed Node.js version is v10.19.

If the package in the repository suits your needs, this is all you need to do to set up Node.js. However, in most cases, you’ll also want to install the Node.js package manager npm. You can do this by installing npm with the apt command below:

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apt install npm
    

This will allow you to install modules and packages for use with Node.js.

At this point, you have successfully installed Node.js on your Ubuntu 20.04 server.

IV. Summary

So AZDIGI has completed the steps to install Node.js on Ubuntu 20.04 server.

Wishing you success!

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