SEC.01

The playbook

The run starts read-only: the recon probes decide what happens next. The steps that follow are adapted to the distribution and state found — a real machine is rarely clean.

1. 01reconNode already present? version and path (requested major already in /usr/bin → skip)
2. 02recondistro, version, architecture and package manager (apt-get → Debian/Ubuntu, dnf → RHEL/Fedora/Rocky/Alma)
3. 03reconNodeSource repo already configured? distro nodejs/npm package already installed (possible npm conflict)?
4. 04recona version manager (nvm/fnm/volta) already in use — do not break it
5. 05actAdd the NodeSource ${version}.x repoverify
6. 06actInstall Node.js ${version}verify
7. 07actCheck npmverify

SEC.02

What it verifies

Each step ships its own check. The run only moves on when the check passes, so what the recipe reports as done is what is actually on the server.

1. 01verifyAdd the NodeSource ${version}.x repoVerified bygrep -rl "nodesource" /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ /etc/yum.repos.d/ 2>/dev/null | head -1
2. 02verifyInstall Node.js ${version}Verified bynode -v
3. 03verifyCheck npmVerified bynpm -v

SEC.03

Guardrails

Non-negotiable instructions the run must respect, whatever it finds on the server.

SEC.04

Variables

What you choose before launching — the recipe fills in the rest.

SEC.05

How a recipe runs in Servor

Servor is zero-knowledge: the platform cannot execute anything on its own. When you launch this recipe, a run reads the reconnaissance, plans the steps and asks for your approval. Each approved command is signed by your browser — with a key the server never sees — then relayed verbatim to the agent, which verifies the signature locally before executing.

SEC.06

Deploy on Servor button

Maintain Node.js or a project that needs it? Put this button in your README or on your site: one click and your users install it on their own server.

SEC.07

More dev tools recipes

1. 01GoThe Go language (version of your choice) from go.dev, in /usr/local/go and on the PATH.
2. 02BunThe Bun JS runtime, installed system-wide in /usr/local/bin.
3. 03PythonPython (version of your choice) via pyenv, for the user, without touching the system Python.
4. 04RustThe stable Rust toolchain via rustup, for the user.
5. 05DenoThe Deno runtime, installed system-wide in /usr/local/bin.