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# Easy Install node.js
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Automated node.js installers for OS X and Ubuntu
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**node.js only** (no dev tools)
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```bash
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# install node.js without development dependencies
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curl -fsSL https://bit.ly/node-installer | bash -s -- --no-dev-deps
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# using wget instead of curl (Ubuntu)
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wget -nv https://bit.ly/node-installer -O - | bash -s -- --no-dev-deps
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```
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**node.js + dev tools**
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Install node.js and basic development tools - git, node, gcc, pkg-config, etc
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```bash
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curl -fsSL https://bit.ly/node-installer -o ./node-installer.sh; bash ./node-installer.sh --dev-deps
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# or wget
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wget -nv https://bit.ly/node-installer -O - ./node-installer.sh; bash ./node-installer.sh --dev-deps
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```
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*Note*: [bit.ly/node-installer](https://bit.ly/node-installer) simple redirects to <https://git.coolaj86.com/coolaj86/node-installer.sh/raw/master/install.sh>
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## Screencast
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[How to Setup a VPS for node.js Development](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypjzi1axH2A) - [(3:06 installing node.js](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypjzi1axH2A#t=186))
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## Options
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### Choosing a specific version
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**Latest**
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```bash
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export NODEJS_VER=""
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```
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**Exact**
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```bash
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export NODEJS_VER="v10.2.1"
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```
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**Latest of vX.Y.Z**
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```bash
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export NODEJS_VER="v8.1"
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```
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**Latest of vX.YY.Z**
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```bash
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# latest of v8.11.x
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export NODEJS_VER="v8.11"
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```
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**Latest of vX.Y**
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```bash
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export NODEJS_VER="v10"
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```
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Fun FYI, here's how the latest version is determined:
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```bash
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NODEJS_VER=$(curl -fsSL https://nodejs.org/dist/index.tab | tail -n +2 | cut -f 1 | head -1 )
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echo "The current node.js version is $NODEJS_VER"
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```
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```bash
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BASE_VER="v10\\."
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NODEJS_VER=$(curl -fsSL https://nodejs.org/dist/index.tab | tail -n +2 | cut -f 1 | grep $BASE_VER | head -1 )
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echo "Latest node.js $BASE_VER is $NODEJS_VER"
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```
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### Choosing an install location
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Just set BOTH `NODE_PATH` and `NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX`.
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The install path will be the preceding `lib/node_modules`
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(which you usually want to be the same as `NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX` anyway).
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```bash
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export NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX=/tmp/usr/local
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export NODE_PATH=/tmp/usr/local/lib/node_modules
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```
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A more realistic example for a self-contained node app:
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```bash
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export NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX=/opt/my-app
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export NODE_PATH=/opt/my-app/lib/node_modules
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```
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```bash
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curl -fsSL https://bit.ly/node-installer -o ./node-installer.sh; bash ./node-installer.sh --dev-deps
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```
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If you want to add the install location to your `PATH`:
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```bash
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PATH=$PATH:/tmp/user/local/bin
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```
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## Notes
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* [OS X](#apple-os-x)
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* [Ubuntu Linux](#ubuntu-linux)
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* [Important Notes](#other-things-you-should-know)
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### Apple OS X
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First you need to **Install XCode Command Line Tools**
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```bash
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xcode-select --install
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```
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Then you need to **Accept the XCode License** by running any command installed by Xcode with sudo. We'll use git.
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```bash
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sudo git --version
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```
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You can scroll to the bottom by hitting shift+G (capital G).
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Type `agree` and hit enter to accept the license.
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Now you can install node.js
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```bash
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curl -fsSL https://bit.ly/node-installer -o /tmp/node-installer.sh; bash /tmp/node-installer.sh --dev-deps
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```
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*TODO*: Make it easier to accepting the license (automatic?)
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### Ubuntu Linux
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```bash
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wget -nv https://bit.ly/node-installer -O /tmp/node-installer.sh; bash /tmp/node-installer.sh --dev-deps
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```
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### Other things you should know
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This is what gets installed with the dev dependencies:
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* rsync
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* curl
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* wget
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* git
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* xcode / brew / build-essential / pkg-config / gcc
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* node (including npm)
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* jshint
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**NOTE**: If you're running a node.js server on an edge server,
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I'd highly recommend that you also install `fail2ban` to secure ssh -
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especially if you haven't switched your server to use key-only authentication.
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