Node.js Quick-Start on Mac OS X Easy Guide

Quick-Start with Node.js on macOS

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Quick Start with Node.js on macOS System.

Node.js is an Amazing New Javascript Stuff that is at the Same Time either a Web Server and a Web Development Framework.

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1. Installing Node.js & npm on macOS

   Mac node.js Getting-Started

   Installation Guide for Node.js on Macintosh

2. Open a Terminal window

3. Install hotnode Utility

   sudo npm -g install hotnode

   The Tool will Provide to Auto-Reloading the Server when New Changes are Saved.

4. Editing the Hello-World Node Server

   nano server.js

   Inserts something Like:

   var http = require('http');
   var path = require('path');
   var pages = [
   {route: '', output: 'Hello World! :)'},
   {route: 'about', output: 'A simple routing with Node example'},
   {route: 'another page', output: function() {return 'Here's '+this.route;}},
   ];
   
   http.createServer(function (request, response) {
   var lookup = path.basename(decodeURI(request.url));
   pages.forEach(function(page) {/nif (page.route === lookup) {
   response.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/html'});
   response.end(typeof page.output === 'function' ? page.output() : page.output);
   }
   });/nif (!response.finished) {
   response.writeHead(404);
   response.end('Page Not Found!');
   }
   }).listen(8080);
   

5. Start the Server/App

   node server.js

   Next you can Display the Hello-World on:

   http://127.0.0.1:8080/

6. Node.js Manual & Documentation

   Node.js Docs

   Official Node.js Documentation

Now you are able to Getting-Started with the Node.js Development, to Look for Further Docs and Resource meet the Online Node.js Developers Community.