Upgrading to more recent versions of Node.js on the Raspberry Pi

I’ve received questions from readers of my Beginner’s Guide to Installing Node.js on a Raspberry Pi wanting to know how to upgrade to more recent versions of Node.js on the Raspberry Pi.  The steps are quite easy and can be adapted to other Debian variants as well including Ubuntu.  I’m assuming you followed the steps in my Beginners’ Guide, especially under the “Install Node.js” section where we update the Raspbian/Debian package repository to include the Node.js binaries provided by NodeSource.  Let’s get started!

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How to Install or Upgrade to Node.js v7 on the Raspberry Pi

It’s here! The Node.js Foundation has released version 7 of Node.js, an open-source, cross platform JavaScript runtime environment. Node.js provides an event-driven architecture capable of asynchronous I/O and allows us to build a gamut of software from highly scalable networked applications to CLI (Command-line Interface) applications. It’s a great fit for building IoT systems, and there’s never been a better time to get in the Node game with the Raspberry Pi! Our friends at NodeSource host a package repository that makes installing and maintaining Node on the Raspberry Pi easy.  Keep reading to learn how to get started.

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Node.js: Sending Email Notifications Using Nodemailer and Gmail

We all want to be in the loop and notified when certain events occur within our Node.js programs. For example, email notifications can be very important for creating situational awareness with IoT systems we develop that interact with our physical world. Email communication can be used to deliver messages to our inboxes as well as to deliver text messages in order to enable us to take more immediate action. In today’s tutorial, we’ll walk through the steps of using the amazing Nodemailer package which has become the de facto standard for sending email messages in the Node.js world. Let’s get started so we can start seeing our own custom messages Read More

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