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    Introduction

Node.js is a cross-platform runtime environment for server-side and networking applications.
Requirements


Ubuntu server
Git (optional)
build-essential

Installation

You can install Node.js either from website or the from the git repo.
Install from source

Download Node.js with wget.
cd /usr/local/src
sudo wget http://nodejs.org/dist/node-latest.tar.gz
Unpack Node.js.
sudo tar -xzf node-latest.tar.gz
cd node-<version>
Install Node.js.
sudo ./configure
sudo make
sudo make install
Check version of Node.js and npm.
node -v
npm -v
Install with Git

Clone the Node.js repo.
cd /usr/local/src
sudo git clone git://github.com/joyent/node.git
Or use the https url if ssh is not possible.
sudo git https://github.com/joyent/node.git
Check git tags to find the latest version.
cd node
git tag
See the latest stable version on http://nodejs.org/.
Checkout the latest version.
sudo git checkout vX.X.X
Install Node.js.
sudo ./configure
sudo make
sudo make install
Check version of Node.js and npm.
node -v
npm -v
Update

Depending on how you've installed Node.js theres an update strategy.
from source

Repeat the installation process above.
with Git

Pull down the latest source code.
cd /usr/local/src/node
sudo git checkout master
sudo git pull origin master
Check git tags to find the latest version.
git tag
See the latest stable version on http://nodejs.org/.
Compile the latest version.
sudo git checkout vx.x.x
sudo ./configure
sudo make
sudo make install