Install Noe/Express:
- Initialize npm:
npm init - Install express for routes:
npm install express --save
Get our server up and listening:
- create 'server.js'
- require express
- setup an express app
var express = require( 'express' );
var app = express();
- tell app to listen on a port
// listen
app.listen( 5678, function(){
console.log( 'server up on 5678' );
});
- start up server an make sure it is listening
- in terminal:
node server.js
Set up base url route:
// base url
app.get( '/', function( req, res ){
console.log( 'base url hit' );
res.send( 'I came from the server!!!!' );
}); // end base url
- open 'localhost:5678' in browser
- should see "I came from the server!!!!" in browser
- should see "base url hit" in the terminal