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Attention Node Users
Current stable version is 0.8. If you are currently using 0.6, please read API changes between v0.6 and v0.8 and update your programs accordingly.

Introduction

Node.js is a server-side JavaScript environment that uses an asynchronous event-driven model. This allows Node.js to get excellent performance based on the architectures of many Internet applications.

Installation

The installation guide explains how to get started installing Node.js and the Node Package Manager (NPM) on your system.

FAQ

The FAQ answers common questions people have about Node.js.

Users

Come talk to us in the #node.js IRC channel on freenode.net or on the nodejs Google group.

• Projects, Applications, and Companies using Node

Modules

Most modules can be found by searching the npm registry.

Alternatively, use nipster, or toolbox, or npmdocs.

There is also a list of modules on this wiki.

Hosting

• Managed providers, Self-Managed and DIY Platforms

Resources

Besides the documentation on the official site here are links to other resources.

Project Organization

• Information about who runs the project.

ChangeLog

Node releases a new version every one or two weeks. The ChangeLog can always be found here.

Contributing

See the Contributing page.

API Documents

See the current API Doc page.

For previous versions, see Documentation Index page.

Logos

• Official and Community Logos