Node.js

Installation

• To install Node.js, type this in Terminal:

  brew install node
  

Node Version Manager

• To install Node Version Manager, type this in Terminal:

  brew install nvm
  

• After the installation, type the followings in Terminal:

  mkdir ~/.nvm
  export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
  . "/usr/local/opt/nvm/nvm.sh"
  

Install a particular Node.js version

• To find all version with their LTS status:
• https://nodejs.org/en/download/releases

Install Node LTS 6.9.2

• Type this in Terminal:

  nvm install 6.9.2
  

Global Node Packages

These are the packages I use during Node.js development. Feel free to adjust that suit your coding taste.

1. npmlist - Pretty npm list
2. Grunt - JavaScript Task Runner
3. gitbook-cli - GitBook's command line interface
4. Bunyan - Simple and fast JSON logging module for Node.js
5. PM2 - Process manager for Node.js applications with a built-in load balancer
6. webpack - Takes modules with dependencies and generates static assets representing those modules
7. express-generator - Express application generator
8. nodemon - For use during development of a Node.js based application
9. beanmaster - Beanstalk Console
10. harp - Static web server with built in preprocessing
11. mocha - JavaScript test framework
12. ngrok - Secure tunnels to localhost
13. node-uuid - Simple, fast generation of RFC4122 UUIDS
14. prettyjson - Formatting JSON data in a coloured YAML-style
15. sort-json - Takes a json-file and return a copy of the same file, but sorted
16. grunt-init - Scaffolding tool used to automate project creation
17. artillery - Load-testing for HTTP and WebSocket-based applications
18. hercule - Markdown, API Blueprint and string transclusion
19. npm-check - Check for outdated, incorrect, and unused dependencies

Install all the above Node packages at once, type this in Terminal:

npm install -g npmlist grunt-cli gitbook-cli bunyan pm2 webpack express-generator nodemon beanmaster harp mocha ngrok node-uuid prettyjson sort-json grunt-init artillery hercule npm-check