Time for action – installing Node.js

Perform the following steps to install Node.js in Windows, OS X, and Ubuntu (Linux). You may skip directly to the section of the platform you are using.

Perform the following steps to install Node.js in Windows:

1. Download the Node.js Windows installer from the Node.js download page (http://nodejs.org/download/). Choose your flavor for your Windows system, the 32-bit or 64-bit version, and the .msi or .exe installer.

   Tip

   32-bit or 64-bit

   Follow this page to discover if your Windows computer is running on a 32-bit or a 64-bit system http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/32-bit-and-64-bit-windows.

2. Run the installer (.exe or .msi file).
3. Click on the Next button of the Node.js welcome message.
4. As usual, when you are installing a software or application, you will first be prompted by the application's license agreement. Once you have read the license, click on I accept the terms in the License Agreement and then click on the Next button to proceed...