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express.js server

/* ====== create node.js server with express.js framework ====== */
// dependencies
const express = require("express");

const app = express();

app.get("/", (req, res) => {
   res.send("This is home page.");
});

app.post("/", (req, res) => {
   res.send("This is home page with post request.");
});

// PORT
const PORT = 3000;

app.listen(PORT, () => {
   console.log(`Server is running on PORT: ${PORT}`);
});


// ======== Instructions ========
// save this as index.js
// you have to download and install node.js on your machine
// open terminal or command prompt
// type node index.js
// find your server at http://localhost:3000
Posted by: Guest on January-13-2021
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javascript express setting up a server

There are several steps for setting up a basic Express Server:

1. Run npm init -y
2. Install your dependencies (express)
3. Create a .gitignore file
4. Add node_modules to your .gitignore
5. Create the server directory
6. Create your index file
7. Require your dependencies
8. Declare your app variable
9. Declare your listen port
10. invoke the listen method and add a console log to the callback
11. run nodemon server/index.js in your terminal
12. success
Posted by: Guest on April-27-2021

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