Node.js 6.x Blueprints

Creating the baseline application

We will use the same version of the express-generator that we used in Chapter 4, Don't Take a Photograph, Make it - An App for Photographers. This time, we do not need any additional modules to complete our task:

1. Create a folder called chapter05.
2. Open your terminal/shell within the chapter05 folder and type the following command:

         yo express
   

   Tip

   Note that we already installed the generator-express in chapter 04, Don't Take a Photograph, Make it - An App for Photographers.

3. Now, fill in the questions in this order:
   • Choose N: we have already created a folder
   • Choose MVC: for the application type
   • Choose Swig: for the template engine
   • Choose None: for the CSS preprocessor
   • Choose MongoDb: for the database
   • Choose Gulp: for LiveReload ...