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Web Development with MongoDB and Node.js

You're reading from   Web Development with MongoDB and Node.js Build an interactive and full-featured web application from scratch using Node.js and MongoDB

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2014
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781783987306
Length 294 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Welcome to JavaScript in the Full Stack 2. Getting Up and Running FREE CHAPTER 3. Node and MongoDB Basics 4. Writing an Express.js Server 5. Dynamic HTML with Handlebars 6. Controllers and View Models 7. Persisting Data with MongoDB 8. Creating a RESTful API 9. Testing Your Code 10. Deploying with Cloud-based Services 11. Single Page Applications with Popular Frontend Frameworks 12. Popular Node.js Web Frameworks Index

Installing Node.js

Node.js can be easily installed by visiting the official Node website and accessing the Downloads section at http://nodejs.org/download/.

Once there, be sure to download the correct version depending on your OS and CPU (32 bit or 64 bit).

Mac OS X installation instructions

To determine which version of Node you want to download, you first need to determine your processor type: 32 or 64 bit. You can do this by executing the following command from a terminal:

$ sysctl hw | grep 64bit
hw.cpu64bit_capable: 1

If you get 1 in the response, then you are running a 64-bit CPU. If the response is 0, then you are running the 32-bit version. Fortunately, there is a universal installer specifically for Mac available from the Node website; however, if you wanted to download the binary, at least now you know which to get.

Once the download is complete, double-click on the .pkg file, which will launch the Node installer (as shown in the following screenshot):

Mac OS X installation instructions

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