How-To: Install node.js on Amazon AMI Linux (EC2)
I was looking on how to install node.js on an EC2 instance running Amazon AMI Linux via a package manager. Since Amazon AMI Linux is based on RHEL and it is a sort of a minimal/basic install of Red Hat Enterprise Linux it is possible install node.js using yum . Just run: sudo yum install nodejs npm --enablerepo=epel Please note that in order to update node you should also use --enablerepo=epel . You may also permanently enable EPEL repository by modifying /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo . Under [epel] section, replace enabled=0 by enabled=1 .