# node-opcua > The open-source OPC UA stack for Node.js and TypeScript. Client, Server, and PubSub SDK. > Production-grade since 2014. Maintained by Sterfive SAS. > OPC Foundation Corporate Member. MIT-licensed core. ## Latest release - v2.174.0 release notes: https://node-opcua.github.io/release-notes/2026/06/30/v2-174-0-role-based-security.html - v2.174.0 on GitHub: https://github.com/node-opcua/node-opcua/releases/tag/v2.174.0 ## Documentation - Home: https://node-opcua.github.io/ - Getting started: https://node-opcua.github.io/getting-started.html - API reference (latest): https://node-opcua.github.io/api_doc/latest/ - Role-Based Security and User Management (OPC 10000-18): https://node-opcua.github.io/role_based_security.html - Projects and ecosystem: https://node-opcua.github.io/projects.html - About and history: https://node-opcua.github.io/about.html ## News and writing - News index: https://node-opcua.github.io/news.html - RSS feed: https://node-opcua.github.io/feed.xml ## Source and packages - GitHub organisation: https://github.com/node-opcua - Core package on npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-opcua - Download trends: https://npmtrends.com/node-opcua-client ## Commercial support - Sterfive (maintainer, commercial modules, SLA, consulting): https://www.sterfive.com ## Curated external reading - OPC UA Role-Based Security in Practice (Sterfive blog): https://www.sterfive.com/en/blog/opcua-role-based-security-nodeopcua-2-174-0/ - OPC UA Part 18 reference TL;DR (Sterfive Learn): https://www.sterfive.com/en/learn/opcua-reference/role-based-security ## For more detail - Comprehensive content manifest: https://node-opcua.github.io/llms-full.txt