Introduction
One of the great qualities of Node is its simplicity. Unlike PHP or ASP, there is no separation between the web server and code, nor do we have to customize large configuration files to get the behavior we want. With Node, we can create the web server, customize it, and deliver content. All this can be done at the code level. This chapter demonstrates how to create a web server with Node and feed content through it, while implementing security and performance enhancements to cater for various situations.
Tip
If we don't have Node installed yet, we can head to http://nodejs.org and hit the INSTALL button appearing on the homepage. This will download the relevant file to install Node on our operating system.
