express Getting started with express Starting an application with the Express generator
Example
To get started quickly with Express, you can use the Express generator which will create an application skeleton for you.
First, install it globally with npm:
npm install express-generator -g
You may need to put sudo before this command if you get a "permission denied" error.
Once the generator is installed, you can start a new project like this:
express my_app
The above command will create a folder called my_app with a package.json file, an app.js file, and a few subfolders like bin, public, routes, views.
Now navigate to the folder and install the dependencies:
cd first_app
npm install
If you're on Linux or macOS, you can start the app like this:
DEBUG=myapp:* npm start
Or, if you're on Windows:
set DEBUG=myapp:* & npm start
Now, load http://localhost:3000/ in your web browser and you should see the words "Welcome to Express".
