How to install Node.js on CentOS / Red Hat / Fedora

Node.js is not available in the default CentOS / Red Hat package repository but in EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) repository. Even so, it's still a slightly outdated version of Node.js.

If you require the latest or specific version of Node.js for CentOS and Red Hat (RHEL), you can install from NodeSource's yum repostirory.
Related: How to install latest version of Node.js for CentOS / Red Hat / Fedora

Step-by-step video guide:

Steps to install Node.js on CentOS, Red Hat or Fedora:

Enable epel-release repository by installing the epel-release package.
```
$ sudo yum install --assumeyes epel-release
```

Install nodejs package. This will also install npm as dependency.

$ sudo yum install --assumeyes nodejs
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 Package              Arch            Version                             Repository     Size
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Installing:
 nodejs               x86_64          1:6.14.3-1.el7                      epel          4.7 M
Installing for dependencies:
 http-parser          x86_64          2.7.1-5.el7_4                       base           28 k
 libuv                x86_64          1:1.22.0-1.el7                      epel          127 k
 npm                  x86_64          1:3.10.10-1.6.14.3.1.el7            epel          2.5 M

Transaction Summary
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Install  1 Package (+3 Dependent packages)
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Check installed node and npm version.
```
$ node -v
v6.14.3
$ npm -v
3.10.10
```

Author: Mohd Shakir Zakaria
Cloud architect by profession but always consider himself as a developer, entrepreneur and an opensource enthusiast.

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