Node.js

Node.js is an open source server environment.Node.js allows you to run JavaScript on the server.Start learning Node.js now »

Learning by Examples

Our "Show Node.js" tool makes it easy to learn Node.js, it shows both the code and the result.

Example

var http = require('http');

http.createServer(function (req, res) {
  res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
  res.end('Hello World!');
}).listen(8080);
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Examples Running in the Command Line Interface

In this tutorial there will be some examples that are better explained by displaying the result in the command line interface.

When this happens, The "Show Node.js" tool will show the result in a black screen on the right:

Example

console.log('This example is different!');
console.log('The result is displayed in the Command Line Interface');
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Node.js Reference

Node.js has a set of built-in modules.

Download Node.js

Download Node.js from the official Node.js web site: https://nodejs.org/en/