Install Node.js and create your first Express application

Install Node.js and create your first Express application

In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Node.js and create your first Express JS application on an Ubuntu 16.04 VPS. Express is an open source, fast and flexible web development framework for node.js and provides a robust set of features to develop web and mobile applications. Express is to Node.js what Ruby on Rails is to Ruby. This guide should work on other Linux VPS systems as well but was tested and written for an Ubuntu 16.04 VPS.

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Install Sails.js on CentOS 7

Install Sails.js on CentOS 7

We’ll show you, how to install Sails.js on  CentOS 7,  with Apache configured as a reverse proxy. Sails.js is a Javascript framework designed to emulate the familiar MVC pattern of frameworks like Ruby on Rails, but with support for the requirements of modern apps:
data-driven APIs with a scalable, service-oriented architecture.
Sails.js is database agnostic, automatically generates a RESTful JSON API for your app, provides basic security and role-based access control by default, has automatic asset minification and many more.

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How to install the latest versions of node.js and Bower on Ubuntu 13.10

node.js bowerNode.js is a popular platform created for easily building fast and scalable network applications. Also, node.js contains a highly customizable HTTP server library so it is possible to run a web server without the use of external software, such as Apache thus allowing more control of how the web server works. Node.js is maturing quickly and it has become wildly popular. Node.js is able to handle modern Web content in all its richness. It’s fairly easy to get started with node.js. To install the latest version of node.js on a virtual server running Ubuntu 13.10, follow the steps below:

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