Node.js

Node.js
Original author(s)	Ryan Dahl
Developer(s)	Various
Initial release	May 27, 2009; 16 years ago
Stable release	24.4.1 / July 15, 2025; 7 days ago
Repository	github.com/nodejs/node ;
Written in	C, C++, JavaScript
Operating system	Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, IBM AIX
Type	Runtime environment
License	MIT license
Website	nodejs.org

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Node.js is a runtime system used mostly for making server side applications with JavaScript. It runs on the V8 JavaScript engine. It contains a package manager called NPM.^[5]

References

↑ "node-v0.x-archive on GitHub". Retrieved 2 August 2014.
↑ "Release 24.4.1". 15 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
↑ "nodejs/node". GitHub.
↑ "node/LICENSE at master". GitHub. Node.js Foundation. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
↑ "npm". www.npmjs.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.

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[1] "node-v0.x-archive on GitHub". Retrieved 2 August 2014.

[wikidata-e5f39143c577e467c22acdad177edb1fd1aa9f34-v10-2] "Release 24.4.1". 15 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.

[supportedOS-3] "nodejs/node". GitHub.

[4] "node/LICENSE at master". GitHub. Node.js Foundation. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.

[5] "npm". www.npmjs.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.

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