Unit 1. Getting started with Node.js

Now that you’ve gone through unit 0 and have Node.js installed and running, it’s time to see it working. Unit 1 is about building from the get-go. You begin by building a small web application in Node.js and gradually piece together the components that work behind the scenes. In this unit, you learn all you need to get a web server running on Node.js that serves some simple static content: HTML pages, pictures, and a stylesheet. Toward this goal, you look at the following topics:

  • Lesson 3 introduces npm and discusses how to configure a new Node.js application. In this lesson, you build a Node.js module, and learn how packages and modules offer tools and support to your application.
  • Lesson 4 introduces ...

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