Цитирую педивикию: Netscape introduced an implementation of the language for server-side scripting with Netscape Enterprise Server, first released in December, 1994 (soon after releasing JavaScript for browsers).[14][15] Since the mid-2000s, there has been a proliferation of server-side JavaScript implementations. node.js is one recent notable example of server-side JavaScript being used in real-world applications.[16][17]
http://en.wikipedi …Server-side_JavaScript