# Lets Install And Get Started With Node.JS
## Installation Process
1. Search on Google: install node
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2. Click on Link [https://nodejs.org/en/download/](https://nodejs.org/en/download/)
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3. Choose either LTS or Current depending on you i.e. you want the latest features by choosing the Current one or old features that already worked and reviewed.
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4. After clicking on window Installer you see its started downloading
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5. Click on next
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6. Read and Accept term in the license Agreement and click next
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7. Click next
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8. Click next
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9. Choose checkBox and click next
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10. Installation started and after installation click finish
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11. After clicking on finish one terminal popup to install chocolatey please press any Key from Keyboard to continue
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12. After clicking any key from keyboard, PowerShell opened and waits for 5minute until options come TYPE ENTER to exit
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13. Type Enter and you are done
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## How to Check Whether node.JS is installed or not in your system?
### **Follows Steps**
1. Open VS code and then create index.html file and nodetesting.js file and then write this code below
```xml
Hello, world!
const http = require('http')
```
```javascript
const fs = require('fs')
http.createServer((req, res) => {
fs.readFile('index.html', (err, data) => {
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/html'})
res.write(data)
res.end()
})
}).listen(8000)
```
2. Open Terminal of vs code and write on terminal `node nodetesting.js` and Hit Enter
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3. Open chrome browser using open with Live server extension and you can see a similar
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4. Finally, You are done with server-side programming. Congrats!