How to Run a Node.js Application on a Mac

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Node.js makes it possible for you to run JavaScript programs outside of a web browser or on a server. To run a Node.js application on MacOS, follow these three steps.

  1. Open Terminal by pressing Command+Space to open Spotlight Search and entering terminal into the search box.Using Spotight to open Terminal
  2. Enter the following command, then press Return to create a file named test-node.js containing a simple application that will print out the result 1 + 1. 
    echo "console.log(1+1);" >> test-node.js
  3. Type node followed by the name of the application, which is test-node.js in this case, and then press Return. 
    node test-node.js
    The result of running the application will be printed out to the terminal.Result of Running the Application