Download and install Node.js

You can download Node.js from its official website at http://nodejs.org/download.

Node.js is available for a variety of platforms. Select your operating system and the installer will guide you through the rest.

Node.js is also available on GitHub as an open source project at https://github.com/joyent/node for developers around the world to contribute to its evolution and development.

The installation instructions are quite simple and easy to understand, just follow the installers related to your operating systems. This is quite straightforward and the process gets completed without much hassle. All you need to do is just follow the onscreen instructions.

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