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Install RBT: Node.js

Node.js runs the RBT backend and supporting JavaScript services, while Yarn installs their application dependencies. Complete this runtime step before configuring databases or starting the RBT server.

This page is one step in the complete RBT installation guide.

Before you start

  • Run the commands with root privileges on the prepared Ubuntu host.
  • Confirm that the server can reach the NodeSource and Ubuntu repositories.
  • Do not mix this installation with an older distribution Node.js package.

Expected result

The supported Node.js runtime, npm and Yarn should be available to the same administrator account that will install and maintain RBT.

Verify this step

node --version
npm --version
yarn --version

Install Node.js

curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_24.x | sudo bash -
apt-get update -y && apt-get install -y yarn nodejs

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