CentOS Node.js / Express.js / Derby.js / Meteor.js is EASY!

In the following tutorial I will show you how to install CentOS Node.js and the Express.js /Derby.js and Meteor.js frameworks.

I am using CentOS minimal 6.5, but the following instructions have been tested on 6.3+ and probably works on earlier versions also.

Note: this article was updated in 02, march, 2014.

Install Database engine

Before we start, if you need, make sure you have database server installed. most modern web application will probably use one. there are many good (and even free!) solutions. choose whats fits you best. if you unsure, you can do it later.

Useful services are MongoDB, MySQL,CouchDB, CrunchBase, TinySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite and more…

If you need help installing your favorite DB engine on your CentOS server, follow this tutorial for installation guide.

 

Install Node.js / Express.js / Derby.js / Meteor.js

and now, for what we’ve came in for:

Node.js + NPM

there are several options to install node.js:

• Using YUM
• Compile from source

(1 – RECOMMENDED) Using YUM

There are several repos to help you install Node.js easily.

Using EPEL

If you don’t have EPEL repository yet, follow this instructions. and then:

yum install nodejs npm

Type

node --version

to get the isntalled node.js version.

(2) Compile from source

Check here to see if there is newer version of node.js.

To compile from source:

yum -y groupinstall "Development Tools"
cd /usr/src
wget http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.11.9/node-v0.11.9.tar.gz
tar zxf node-v0.10.4.tar.gz
cd node-v0.10.4
./configure
make
make install

To be able to run an executable in /usr/local/bin using sudo, you have to add the folder /usr/local/bin to your secure_path using:.

sudo visudo

Look for secure_path, and append to it: “:/usr/local/bin”.

 

(2) Compile from source – GitHub

You can also compile the nightly build (updated with the latest code written) using Git.
You have all the instuctions on the GitHub page if you would like to.

 

NPM

We have finished installing Node.js and npm. npm is a packaging manager for node.js.

 

Global vs normal install

install npm module to current directory:

npm install <package>

modules will be installed to ‘node_modules’ folder inside the current directory.

install npm module to global directory

npm install -g <package>

The package will be installed to /usr/lib/~node_modules.

 

Most of the time you’d want to install the packages locally, but sometimes you want to install globally to use the package to run from command.

 

Install Express.js

example for package you’d want to install globally is express.js for it’s command line.

npm install -g express

creating project:

express myapp
cd myapp
node app

Express Manual

Install Derby.js

npm install -g derby

creating project:

derby new derbyapp
cd derbyapp
node server

 Derby Manual

Summary

as you can see, installing packages and frameworks is amazingly easy task with npm. there are many more noteable frameworks available, such as: Ember.js / Yahoo/mojito /  Backbone.js and others..

 

if you searching for a CMS (Content Managment System) Like WordPress/Joomla/drupal for Node.js, visit:

Install Calipso CMS on Centos 6.3

 

 

Meteor.js

Install Meteor.js

another speaked of HTTP Server is Meteor. here link to installation manual: http://meteorserver.org/installation/
Meteor works only with MongoDB.

CONTINUE TO METEOR.JS INSTALLATION GUIDE ON ITEKBLOG.COM

note from the Derby Team: Our take on Derby vs. Meteor

 

 

Conclusion

as you can see, it’s easy to install using npm new packages for Node.

Have fun with your new shiny Node.js , Express.js , Derby.js & Meteor.js on your Centos server.

 

Read More

many devs are using nginx server to reverse proxy multiple Node.js applications on the same port.

Installing nginx on Centos 6.3

read: Which node web framework are you developing with

 

Have fun with your centos node.js