node-recipe.sh

#!/bin/bash
# instructions mostly from Digital Ocean tutorial
# https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-node-js-on-an-ubuntu-14-04-server

# Update linux box
sudo apt-get update

# get and install the latest distro-stable version of nodejs
sudo apt-get install nodejs

# NPM - install latest distro-stable versions
sudo apt-get install npm

# ------------- Install via NVM
# Alternative method to install latest (non-distro-stable) using nvm
# https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-node-js-on-an-ubuntu-14-04-server/#how-to-install-using-nvm