Enterprise Internet of Things Handbook

Setting up Node.js

Assuming that this is the same Raspberry Pi 3 that was used in Chapter 3, Getting Started With IoT Platforms, it should have Node.js installed. If Node.js is not installed, please refer to the following steps:

1. Open a new Terminal and run the following commands:

$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt full-upgrade

2. This will upgrade all the packages that need upgrades. Next, we will install the latest version of Node.js. We will be using the Node 7.x version:

$ curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_7.x | sudo -E bash -
$ sudo apt install nodejs  

3. This will take a moment to install, and once your installation is done, you should be able to run the following commands to see the version of Node.js and npm:

$ node -v
$ npm -v