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     1  ## Hyperledger Fabric Client (HFC) SDK for Node.js
     2  
     3  The Hyperledger Fabric Client (HFC) SDK provides a powerful and easy to use API
     4  to interact with a Hyperledger Fabric blockchain.
     5  
     6  This document assumes that you already have set up a Node.js development
     7  environment. If not, go [here](https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/)
     8  to download and install Node.js for your OS. You'll also want the latest version
     9  of `npm` installed. For that, execute `sudo npm install npm -g` to get the
    10  latest version.
    11  
    12  ### Installing the hfc module
    13  
    14  We publish the `hfc` node module to `npm`. To install `hfc` from npm simply
    15  execute the following command:
    16  
    17  ```
    18  npm install -g hfc
    19  ```
    20  
    21  See [Hyperledger fabric Node.js client SDK](http://fabric-sdk-node.readthedocs.io/en/latest/node-sdk-guide) for more information.
    22  
    23  
    24  ## Hyperledger fabric network
    25  
    26  First, you'll want to have a running peer node and member services. The
    27  instructions for setting up a network are [here](Network-setup.md). You may also use the [Fabric-starter-kit](../starter/fabric-starter-kit.md) that provides the network.