How to Install NodeJS on AlmaLinux 9

NodeJS is a JavaScript runtime environment and it is primarily used for non-blocking, event-driven servers, due to its single-threaded nature. It's used for traditional websites and back-end API services but was designed with real-time, push-based architectures. It offers users the ability to write websites in JavaScript whose code executes on the server instead of a client's browser.

First, check for the update to keep the server up to date.

yum update -y

Installing NodeJS

To list the available NodeJS streams.

yum module list nodejs

Output:

[root@vps ~]# yum module list nodejs
Last metadata expiration check: 0:03:37 ago on Mon 12 Feb 2024 06:55:29 PM UTC.
AlmaLinux 9 - AppStream
Name                      Stream                    Profiles                                                 Summary                              
nodejs                    18                        common [d], development, minimal, s2i                    Javascript runtime                   
nodejs                    20                        common [d], development, minimal, s2i                    Javascript runtime                   

Hint: [d]efault, [e]nabled, [x]disabled, [i]nstalled
[root@vps ~]#

Command to Install NodeJS.

yum module install nodejs:20

Output:

[root@vps ~]# yum module install nodejs:20
Last metadata expiration check: 0:03:49 ago on Mon 12 Feb 2024 06:55:29 PM UTC.
Dependencies resolved.
==================================================================================================================================================
 Package                        Architecture         Version                                                        Repository               Size
==================================================================================================================================================
Installing group/module packages:
 nodejs                         x86_64               1:20.9.0-1.module_el9.3.0+48+1cf146a1                          appstream                14 M
 npm                            x86_64               1:10.1.0-1.20.9.0.1.module_el9.3.0+48+1cf146a1                 appstream               2.0 M
Installing weak dependencies:
 nodejs-docs                    noarch               1:20.9.0-1.module_el9.3.0+48+1cf146a1                          appstream               7.9 M
 nodejs-full-i18n               x86_64               1:20.9.0-1.module_el9.3.0+48+1cf146a1                          appstream               8.5 M
Installing module profiles:
 nodejs/common                                                                                                                                   
Enabling module streams:
 nodejs    
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Installed:
  nodejs-1:20.9.0-1.module_el9.3.0+48+1cf146a1.x86_64                       nodejs-docs-1:20.9.0-1.module_el9.3.0+48+1cf146a1.noarch             
  nodejs-full-i18n-1:20.9.0-1.module_el9.3.0+48+1cf146a1.x86_64             npm-1:10.1.0-1.20.9.0.1.module_el9.3.0+48+1cf146a1.x86_64            

Complete!

Command to verify,

node -v 

Output:

[root@vps ~]# node -v 
v20.9.0
[root@vps ~]# 

This Concludes how you install NodeJS on AlmaLinux 9. Now you can begin using it to host your website, along with using npm to install any necessary JavaScript packages.

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