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   <h2>🔗 Important Links</h2>
 </div>
 
+# Clone the repo
+# cd backend
+# download node.js follow below steps
+# Download and install nvm:
+curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.2/install.sh | bash
+
+# in lieu of restarting the shell
+\. "$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh"
+
+# Download and install Node.js:
+nvm install 23
+
+# Verify the Node.js version:
+node -v # Should print "v23.10.0".
+nvm current # Should print "v23.10.0".
+
+# Verify npm version:
+npm -v # Should print "10.9.2".
+
+
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