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# gRPC on Node.js
## Implementations
### C-based Client and Server
Directory: `packages/grpc-native-core`
npm package: [grpc](https://www.npmjs.com/package/grpc).
This library will continue to be the canonical, feature rich implementation of gRPC, with broad but incomplete platform support.
### Pure JavaScript Client
Directory: `packages/grpc-js-core`
**This library is currently incomplete and experimental, built on the [experimental http2 Node module](https://nodejs.org/api/http2.html).**
This library is a minimally-featured implementation of gRPC purely in JavaScript, without a C++ addon. It is intended for use in libraries that need complete platform support and only basic gRPC features.
## Other Packages
### gRPC Tools
Directory: `packages/grpc-tools`
npm package: [grpc-tools](https://www.npmjs.com/package/grpc-tools)
Distribution of protoc and the gRPC Node protoc plugin for ease of installation with npm.
### gRPC Health Check Service
Directory: `packages/grpc-health-check`
npm package: [grpc-health-check](https://www.npmjs.com/package/grpc-health-check)
Health check service for gRPC servers.