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## An Example Node.js Application

The most common example Hello World of Node.js is a web server:
The most common example Hello World of Node.js is a web server. You can choose between two versions of this example: one using the CommonJS (CJS) module system, using the filename extension `.js` or `.cjs`, and another using the ES Modules (ESM) system, using the filename extension `.mjs`. For more information, see [Understanding MJS and CJS](https://rgbstudios.org/blog/modules-explained-mjs-cjs).
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Thanks for the contribution. I'd prefer if we linked to Node.js documentation (maybe something like https://nodejs.org/api/esm.html#modules-ecmascript-modules ) or MDN for explanations of the module systems

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Additionally, .js can be both ESM or CJS


```cjs
const { createServer } = require('node:http');
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