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# Environment Setup

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### Local Environment Setup

> Text Editor & The Node.js binary installable

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#### Linux

> Debian

```bash
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs
sudo apt-get install npm
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node
```

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> Redhat

```bash
sudo yum install epel-release
sudo yum install nodejs
sudo yum install npm
```

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#### Verify installation: Executing a File

: Create a JavaScript file named **main.js** on your machine (Windows or Linux) having the following code.

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> main.js

```javascript
console.log("Hello, Node.js!")
```

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> Execute main.js file using Node.js interpreter to see the result

```bash
$node main.js
```

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> Result

```bash
Hello, Node.js!
```

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