docs: add preamble to install section

expressjs · Nov 7, 2016 · 62eae8d · 62eae8d
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 ## Install
 
+This is a [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/) module available through the
+[npm registry](https://www.npmjs.com/). Installation is done using the
+[`npm install` command](https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/installing-npm-packages-locally):
+
 ```bash
 $ npm install compression
 ```