This is an example express web server used in an executable tutorial for setting up the dependency manager Renovate bot for an application hosted on Github. The executable tutorial can be found here.
- Install NodeJS and npm. When you install NodeJS, npm automatically gets installed on your computer. Check if you have installed NodeJS by running this command in the terminal
node -v
Check your npm installation by running this command
npm -v
- Run
npm installin the project root, all the necessary dependencies will be installed. - To start the server, run
node app.js.
The express server listens for connections to http://localhost:3000. When receiving a connection, the server responds with the message "Hello World!".