Express App 🌻

Project files after finishing Traversy Media Node/Express crash course

Getting started with this project

git clone git@github.com:angelajholden/express-test.git
npm install

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Starting a node/express app from scratch

Initialize node app and create package.json

npm init -y

Install express and ejs

npm i express ejs

Install nodemon as dev dependency

npm i -D nodemon

Add nodemon to package.json/scripts

"scripts": {
    ...
    "start": "node index",
    "dev": "nodemon index"
  },

To start the app

npm run dev

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Git

Create new file .gitignore and add these folder/files

node_modules
tmp
.tmp
.npm-debug.log

Initialize git repository

git init

Stage files and commit

git add .
git commit -m "initial commit"

Check your status

git status

Github

1. Login to your personal Github account
2. Click New Repository (green button)
3. Add Repository name (required)
4. Add Description (optional)
5. Select Public or Private (required)
6. Do not initialize repository with README (you can do this later)
7. Do not create a .gitignore (you already did this)
8. Create a license (optional)

Go back to your files

Change the branch name from master to main

git branch -M main

Add the remote origin URL - copy this from Github

git remote add origin git@github.com:<user_name>/<repository_name>.git

Push to your Github repository

git push -u origin main

Refresh your Github repository page! 🎉