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# Enabling NODE.JS (VPS/CLOUD Cpanel)

## Install NODE.JS

First of all in order for NODE.JS to be installed correctly to your system the following software should be enabled as well -  **bzip2-devel and python**.

Below are the commands you need to execute via SSH beforehand to **verify software’s version and availability**.

### CHECK BZIP2-devel AVAILABILITY:

`# rpm –qa bzip2-devel`

If the output is null then you should install it on the server, you can check through below command, if it is available or not in your yum repository:

`# yum list bzip2-devel`

Output: *Available Packages    bzip2-devel.i686     1.0.5-7.el6\\\_0                base*

If you don't get this output you should install bzip2-devel package through the below command:

`# yum install  bzip2-devel`

### CHECK Python Version AVAILABILITY:

To check Python version installed on your server, please execute below command:

`# python -V`

Output: *Python 2.6.6*

Python 2.6.6 or later should install on server, If you are running the latest version of cPanel , python will be already on the latest verson. If you have an old version, please upgrade cPanel before the next steps, this can be achieved with the following command:

`# /scripts/upcp --force`

### NODE.JS INSTALLATION:

Now we are going to install node.js on the server

`yum install epel-release 
yum install nodejs npm 
npm init` `# node –v`

Output: *v6.12.2*