--- title: "How to Install and Configure Node.js on EC2 Instance Amazon Linux 2" lang: "en" author: "Mohammad Abu Mattar" canonical: https://mkabumattar.com/post/how-to-install-and-configure-nodejs-on-ec2-instance-amazon-linux-2 --- ![Blog post image for How to Install and Configure Node.js on EC2 Instance Amazon Linux 2 - Node.js does not exist in the default Amazon Linux 2 repository. So, we need to add the Node.js repository to the system. 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[Scaling Up, Staying Strong: Hands-On AWS CloudFormation Techniques for Building Resilient and Scalable Systems](/blog/post/scaling-up-staying-strong-hands-on-aws-cloudformation-techniques-for-building-resilient-and-scalable-systems) ### How to Install and Configure Node.js on EC2 Instance Amazon Linux 2 Contents [Introduction](#introduction)[Prerequisites](#prerequisites)[Step 1: update the system packages and install the dependency packages](#step-1-update-the-system-packages-and-install-the-dependency-packages)[Step 2: add the Node.js repository](#step-2-add-the-nodejs-repository)[Step 3: install Node.js](#step-3-install-nodejs)[Step 4: check the Node.js version](#step-4-check-the-nodejs-version)[Conclusion](#conclusion)[References](#references) ## [Introduction](#introduction) Node.js does not exist in the default Amazon Linux 2 repository. So, we need to add the Node.js repository to the system. In this post, we will learn how to install and configure Node.js on EC2 Instance Amazon Linux 2. ## [Prerequisites](#prerequisites) - AWS Account - EC2 Instance Amazon Linux 2 - SSH Client ## [Step 1: update the system packages and install the dependency packages](#step-1-update-the-system-packages-and-install-the-dependency-packages) First, we need to update the system packages and install the dependency packages. Terminal window ``` 1# Update the system packages2sudo yum update -y3 4# Install dependencies packages5sudo yum install gcc-c++ make -y ``` ## [Step 2: add the Node.js repository](#step-2-add-the-nodejs-repository) Node.js is not in the default repository, so before we can install it on our EC2 instance we need to add the Node.js repository to the system. Pick the version you want and run the matching command: Terminal window ``` 1# Install Node.js repository 14.x2curl -sL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | sudo bash -3 4# Install Node.js repository 16.x5curl -sL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo bash -6 7# Install Node.js repository 17.x8curl -sL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_17.x | sudo bash -9 10# Install Node.js repository 18.x11curl -sL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | sudo bash - ``` ## [Step 3: install Node.js](#step-3-install-nodejs) After choosing the Node.js version, we need to install Node.js on our EC2 instance. To do that, we need to run the following command: Terminal window ``` 1# update the system2sudo yum update -y3 4# Install Node.js5sudo yum install nodejs -y ``` ## [Step 4: check the Node.js version](#step-4-check-the-nodejs-version) After installing Node.js, we need to check the Node.js version. To do that, we need to run the following command: Terminal window ``` 1node -v ``` Output depends on the Node.js version that you choose. Terminal window ``` 1# Node.js 14.x2v14.18.13 4# Node.js 16.x5v16.13.06 7# Node.js 17.x8v17.0.19 10# Node.js 18.x11v18.0.0 ``` ## [Conclusion](#conclusion) In this post, we learned how to install and configure Node.js on EC2 Instance Amazon Linux 2. We learned how to add the Node.js repository to the system and install Node.js on our EC2 instance. ## [References](#references) - [Node.js Official Website](https://nodejs.org/) - [NodeSource Node.js Binary Distributions](https://github.com/nodesource/distributions) - [Installing Node.js via package manager - NodeSource](https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/#enterprise-linux-and-fedora) - [Amazon EC2 User Guide for Linux Instances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/concepts.html) - [Amazon Linux 2 AMI FAQs](https://aws.amazon.com/amazon-linux-2/faqs/) - [Connect to your Linux instance using SSH](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AccessingInstancesLinux.html) - [Managing software on your Linux instance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/managing-software.html) - [Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and CentOS `yum` command cheat sheet](https://access.redhat.com/sites/default/files/attachments/rh_yum_cheatsheet_1214_jcs_print-1.pdf) (Amazon Linux is RHEL-based) - [cURL Manual](https://curl.se/docs/manual.html) - [Bash Manual](https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html) Was this useful? ## Tags [#Node.js Installation](/blog/tags/nodejs-installation)[#Amazon Linux 2](/blog/tags/amazon-linux-2)[#AWS EC2 Setup](/blog/tags/aws-ec2-setup)[#NodeSource](/blog/tags/nodesource)[#Server Setup](/blog/tags/server-setup)[#JavaScript Runtime](/blog/tags/javascript-runtime) ## Share [Facebook](https://facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmkabumattar.com%2Fblog%2Fpost%2Fhow-to-install-and-configure-nodejs-on-ec2-instance-amazon-linux-2 "Share on Facebook")[Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet/?text=How%20to%20Install%20and%20Configure%20Node.js%20on%20EC2%20Instance%20Amazon%20Linux%202&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmkabumattar.com%2Fblog%2Fpost%2Fhow-to-install-and-configure-nodejs-on-ec2-instance-amazon-linux-2 "Share on Twitter")[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmkabumattar.com%2Fblog%2Fpost%2Fhow-to-install-and-configure-nodejs-on-ec2-instance-amazon-linux-2&title=How%20to%20Install%20and%20Configure%20Node.js%20on%20EC2%20Instance%20Amazon%20Linux%202&summary=Node.js%20does%20not%20exist%20in%20the%20default%20Amazon%20Linux%202%20repository.%20So%2C%20we%20need%20to%20add%20the%20Node.js%20repository%20to%20the%20system.%20In%20this%20post%2C%20we%20will%20learn%20how%20to%20install%20and%20configure%20Node.js%20on%20EC2%20Instance%20Amazon%20Linux%202.&source=https://mkabumattar.com "Share on LinkedIn")[WhatsApp](https://wa.me/?text=How%20to%20Install%20and%20Configure%20Node.js%20on%20EC2%20Instance%20Amazon%20Linux%202%20https%3A%2F%2Fmkabumattar.com%2Fblog%2Fpost%2Fhow-to-install-and-configure-nodejs-on-ec2-instance-amazon-linux-2 "Share on WhatsApp")[Telegram](https://t.me/share/url?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmkabumattar.com%2Fblog%2Fpost%2Fhow-to-install-and-configure-nodejs-on-ec2-instance-amazon-linux-2&text=How%20to%20Install%20and%20Configure%20Node.js%20on%20EC2%20Instance%20Amazon%20Linux%202 "Share on Telegram")[Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmkabumattar.com%2Fblog%2Fpost%2Fhow-to-install-and-configure-nodejs-on-ec2-instance-amazon-linux-2&title=How%20to%20Install%20and%20Configure%20Node.js%20on%20EC2%20Instance%20Amazon%20Linux%202 "Share on Reddit")[Hacker News](http://news.ycombinator.com/submitlink?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmkabumattar.com%2Fblog%2Fpost%2Fhow-to-install-and-configure-nodejs-on-ec2-instance-amazon-linux-2&t=How%20to%20Install%20and%20Configure%20Node.js%20on%20EC2%20Instance%20Amazon%20Linux%202 "Share on Hacker News")[Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmkabumattar.com%2Fblog%2Fpost%2Fhow-to-install-and-configure-nodejs-on-ec2-instance-amazon-linux-2&media=&description=Node.js%20does%20not%20exist%20in%20the%20default%20Amazon%20Linux%202%20repository.%20So%2C%20we%20need%20to%20add%20the%20Node.js%20repository%20to%20the%20system.%20In%20this%20post%2C%20we%20will%20learn%20how%20to%20install%20and%20configure%20Node.js%20on%20EC2%20Instance%20Amazon%20Linux%202. 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