In this article we will guide you through the steps of installing NodeJS, Bower and Gulp on a Debian 8 VPS. Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform runtime environment for developing server-side web applications. It uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model designed to optimize an application’s throughput and scalability for real-time web applications.Node.js applications are written in JavaScript and can be run within the Node.js runtime on Linux, OS X, Microsoft Windows, FreeBSD, NonStop, IBM AIX, IBM System z and IBM i. Node.js contains a built-in library to allow applications to act as a stand-alone web server. Bower is a package management system for managing web frameworks, libraries, utilities, assets etc. It is a must-have tool for any web-developer out there. Gulp is a streaming build system which is very fast, simple and efficient. It utilizes the power of node’s streams, so you get fast builds that don’t write intermediary files to disk. Gulp lets you automate tasks such as:
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How to install NodeJS, Bower and Gulp on a CentOS 7 VPS
The following article will guide you through the steps of installing NodeJS, Bower and Gulp on a CentOS 7 VPS.
What is NodeJS?
It is a platform built on Chrome’s JavaScript runtime (V8) for easily building fast, scalable network applications. NodeJS uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient, perfect for data-intensive real-time applications that run across distributed devices.
What is Bower?
Bower is a package manager for managing web frameworks, libraries, utilities, assets etc. It is a must-have tool for any web-developer out there.
What is Gulp?
Gulp is a streaming build system. It is very fast, simple and efficient. It utilizes the power of node’s streams, so you get fast builds that don’t write intermediary files to disk, especially when developing on one of our blazing fast SSD VPS hosting plans.
How to install the latest versions of node.js and Bower on Ubuntu 13.10
Node.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: