help

This repository is a community help space for Node.js, a popular tool for running JavaScript outside of a web browser. There is no code here. Instead, it is a place where people post questions about Node.js as GitHub issues, and other community members answer them.

Node.js itself is developed in a separate repository. This one exists purely for support questions. Anyone can browse the open issues to find existing answers or post a new question of their own.

The README spends most of its space guiding people on how to ask useful questions. It encourages being specific, providing error messages and context, and searching for duplicates before posting. It also lists the kinds of questions that are out of scope, such as general JavaScript homework help, requests for someone to write entire projects, questions about third-party packages unrelated to Node.js itself, and broad opinion questions like which framework is best.

For people who want real-time help, the README points to the official Node.js Slack workspace, a Discord server, and an IRC channel. The official documentation and the main Node.js code repository are also linked for those who need installation instructions or want to go deeper into how Node.js works.

In short, this repository is a structured question-and-answer space, not a software project. Its value is in the archive of solved problems that accumulates in the issues section over time.