nodejs/node

Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 engine that executes JavaScript outside the browser, enabling server-side applications, command-line tools, and general-purpose scripting.

Generated May 2026 from nodejs/node at 978a8c4

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Guides

User Guide13,706 words, about 60 min to read. Markdown
Admin Guide10,811 words, about 47 min to read. Markdown

Source and caveats

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