# Installation

## Installing Node

Before triggering Elixir, you must first ensure that [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/) is installed on your machine. You will want at least the latest LTS version of Node.

```
node -v
```

## Installing ColdBox Elixir

If you generate a ColdBox application using any of our [elixir templates](https://github.com/coldbox-templates/) then you will find a `package.json` file in the root of the application already. Think of this like your `box.json` file, except it defines Node dependencies instead of ColdFusion (CFML) dependencies. A typical example can look like this:

```js
{
  "private": true,
  "devDependencies": {
    "coldbox-elixir": "^4.0.1"
  }
}
```

It defines ColdBox Elixir as a dev dependency. You may then install the dependencies it references by running:

```
npm install
```

This will install ColdBox Elixir and its dependencies into the `node_modules` folder in your root. This folder has been already added to the `.gitignore` file as well, so no need to further ignore it.


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