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title: Get Started with Nodejs
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[Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) is a JavaScript runtime built on [Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine](https://developers.google.com/v8/ "Chrome's V8 Engine") enabling JavaScript to be used for server-side programming.
Node.js has become a key part of 'JavaScript Everywhere', encouraging web application development to unify around a single programming language, rather than rely on a different language for writing server side scripts.
### Tutorials:
* NodeSchool.io interactive lessons
* The Art of Node (an introduction to Node)
* Node.js guide
* Build a blog with Node.js, express and MongoDB
## Books
* The Node Beginner Book
* Mastering Node.js
* Up and Running with Node.js
* Node Web Development
## Courses
* Real Time Web with Node.js
* Essential Node.js from DevelopMentor
* Introduction to MongoDB using the MEAN Stack
* The Complete Node.js Developer Course (2nd Edition)
## Blogs
* The Node.js blog
* How To Node
* DailyJS
* Nodejitsu blog
* js-deflate for gzipping of data to make it fit in URLs
* Ryan Wilcox's Whitepaper
* devthought
### More Information:
* Stackoverflow.com: How do I get started with Node.js?
* Node.js Official Website: How do I start with Node.js after I installed it?