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title: "Installing Node.js - Raspberry Pi & JavaScript"
date: "2019-04-18T13:53:33Z"
slug: "installing-nodejs-on-raspberry-pi"
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status: 'published'
description: "In this video, I will show you how to install Node.js on your raspberry pi. Once you've completed this, you can control your pi using JavaScript."
tags: ['iot','raspberry pi', 'arduino', 'microcontroller', 'internet of things', 'javascript', 'js']
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In this video, I will show you how to install Node.js on your raspberry pi. Once you've completed this, you can control your pi using JavaScript.

This is the fourth in a video series about how to get started making things with a raspberry pi. It is targeted at existing developers but will be helpful to you no matter what your background is.

Transfering code to the raspberry pi using rsync:  [https://youtu.be/Nm_8u44zClw](https://youtu.be/Nm_8u44zClw)

Entire Series: [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0X6fGhFFNTfW6RL46Rtd0VSqVtj-yBSd](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0X6fGhFFNTfW6RL46Rtd0VSqVtj-yBSd)

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Links from the video:
* [https://github.com/meech-ward/NodeJs-Raspberry-Pi](https://github.com/meech-ward/NodeJs-Raspberry-Pi)

Raspberry Pi:
* amazon.com: [https://amzn.to/2IuZxUn](https://amzn.to/2IuZxUn)
* amazon.ca: https://amzn.to/2P4XWpC