Install Node.js

Environment

• Debian 8.3 x64
• nvm 0.31.0
• npm 3.8.3
• node 5.10.1

Excerpt https://github.com/creationix/nvm

Log 2018 / 01

1. Install nvm

root@athos:~# apt-get update && apt-get -y upgrade && apt-get -y dist-upgrade

root@athos:~# apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev curl -y

curl -o- \
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.31.0/install.sh | bash

root@athos:~# curl -o- \
>   https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.31.0/install.sh | bash
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
100  7766  100  7766    0     0  25667      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 25715
=> Downloading nvm as script to '/root/.nvm'

=> Appending source string to /root/.bashrc
=> Close and reopen your terminal to start using nvm

root@athos:~# nvm --version
0.31.0

2. Install node

root@athos:~# nvm ls-remote | tail -3
        v0.5.10
        v5.10.0
->      v5.10.1

root@athos:~# nvm install 5.10.1
Downloading https://nodejs.org/dist/v5.10.1/node-v5.10.1-linux-x64.tar.xz...
######################################################################## 100.0%
Now using node v5.10.1 (npm v3.8.3)
Creating default alias: default -> 5.10.1 (-> v5.10.1)

root@athos:~# nvm use 5.10.1
Now using node v5.10.1 (npm v3.8.3)

root@athos:~# nvm alias default 5.10.1
default -> 5.10.1 (-> v5.10.1)

root@athos:~# node --version
v5.10.1

root@athos:~# npm version
{ npm: '3.8.3',
  ares: '1.10.1-DEV',
  http_parser: '2.6.2',
  icu: '56.1',
  modules: '47',
  node: '5.10.1',
  openssl: '1.0.2g',
  uv: '1.8.0',
  v8: '4.6.85.31',
  zlib: '1.2.8' }

3. Hello, World!

cat <<EOF > example.js
const http = require('http');

const hostname = '0.0.0.0';
const port = 3000;

const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
  res.statusCode = 200;
  res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
  res.end('Hello, World!\n');
});

server.listen(port, hostname, () => {
  console.log(\'Server running at http://\${hostname}:\${port}/\');
});
EOF

root@athos:~# cat <<EOF > example.js
> const http = require('http');
>
> const hostname = '0.0.0.0';
> const port = 3000;
>
> const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
>   res.statusCode = 200;
>   res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
>   res.end('Hello, World!\n');
> });
>
> server.listen(port, hostname, () => {
>   console.log(\`Server running at http://\${hostname}:\${port}/\`);
> });
> EOF

root@athos:~# node example.js
Server running at http://0.0.0.0:3000/