Creating an Express server with Socket.IO
Express is probably the most widely used Node application framework available. Numerous MVC frameworks are written based on Express, but it can also be used on its own. Express is simple, flexible, and unopinionated, which makes it a pleasure to work with.
Socket.IO can be used based on the Express server just as easily as it can run on a standard Node HTTP server. In this section, we will fire the Express server and ensure that it can talk to the client side via Socket.IO.
Getting ready
The Express framework runs on Node, so you will need to have Node installed on your machine. Refer to the previous recipe for instructions on how to install Node and Socket.IO.
In addition to Node and Socket.IO, you will also ...
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