Mia learning Node.js on a Mac at a tidy desk

Mia Node Basics

Install Node

A short guide for Mia on a Mac. Open the official Node.js page, copy the current LTS install block, run it, then check Node works.

The only page we use

Use the official Node.js downloads page. Do not use commands from blogs, screenshots, or old notes.

Open the official page

Type only the lines marked TYPE THIS. Do not type lines marked MAC REPLIES or NOTE.

TYPE THISopen https://nodejs.org/en/download/

NOTEThis opens the official Node.js download page in your browser.

The path

1What Node.js isJavaScript can run on your Mac, not just in a browser. 2Open nodejs.orgUse the official page. 3Copy the install blockChoose LTS and copy the current LTS install block. 4Run the installPaste the official block into iTerm2. 5Check it workedUse node -v and npm -v. 6Tiny winMake Node print one message.

Course path

1Node.js 2Official page 3Copy block 4Install 5Check 6Tiny win ↳Cheat sheet