Node.js website
The Node.js® Website observed · 2026-10-08
Health v2 · maintenance only
76/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4141
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 13
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
6860 stars · 6484 forks observed · 2026-10-08
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-21, confidence 0.99
Node.js is an open‑source, cross‑platform JavaScript runtime built on the V8 engine. It enables developers to run JavaScript on the server, build command‑line tools, and create scalable network applications.
Use cases
- build a web server with Node.js
- run JavaScript scripts on the server or in CI pipelines
- create command‑line utilities using Node.js
- develop real‑time APIs and socket‑based services
- leverage the npm ecosystem for full‑stack JavaScript development
When to choose
- You need a mature, actively maintained runtime with long‑term support (LTS).
- Your project benefits from an event‑driven, non‑blocking I/O model.
- You want a single language (JavaScript/TypeScript) for both client and server code.
- You require a vast package ecosystem and community support.
When to avoid
- Your workload is CPU‑intensive and would suffer from JavaScript’s single‑threaded nature.
- You need low‑level system access or deterministic real‑time performance.
- A minimal binary footprint is critical, and a larger runtime is undesirable.
Facets
application · maturity active
http-server cli web-framework web-development backend windows cross-platform javascript-runtime v8-engine event-driven asynchronous npm-ecosystem devops linux macos
7 sources
- readme: https://github.com/nodejs/nodejs.org · fetched 2026-10-08 · c239330508e4
- homepage: https://nodejs.org · fetched 2026-09-07 · 99dfea935722
- site_page: https://nodejs.org/en/about · fetched 2026-09-07 · ad12fdd16bf3
- site_page: https://beta.docs.nodejs.org/ · fetched 2026-09-07 · 7574a7f8e350
- site_page: https://nodejs.org/en/about/eol · fetched 2026-09-07 · 64ed6bae1ade
- site_page: https://nodejs.org/en/about/partners · fetched 2026-09-07 · 73cfb761990f
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/readable-stream · fetched 2026-09-07 · bf2521ed4ec4
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| nodejs/nodejs.org | main | 76 |
| nodejs/node | main | 95 |
| nodejs/node-v0.x-archive | infra | 10 |
| nodejs/docker-node | infra | 76 |
| nodejs/http-parser | backend | 10 |
| nodejs/Release | main | 73 |
| nodejs/nodejs.dev | docs | 10 |
| nodejs/llhttp | backend | 86 |
| nodejs/node-chakracore | plugin | 10 |
| nodejs/help | docs | 50 |
| nodejs/readable-stream | mirror | 34 |
| nodejs/node-v8 | plugin | 75 |
| nodejs/nodejs.org-archive | mirror | 10 |
| nodejs/release-cloudflare-worker | infra | 72 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="nodejs/nodejs.org")
Data as of 2026-10-19T08:05:51.212177+00:00 · Report a problem