nelsong44 / jenstackstartomega

jenStackStartOmega

JEN Stack Start

Setup server

Install Noe/Express:

• Initialize npm: npm init
• Install express for routes: npm install express --save

Get our server up and listening:

• create 'server.js'
• require express
• setup an express app

var express = require( 'express' );
var app = express();

• tell app to listen on a port

// listen
app.listen( 5678, function(){
  console.log( 'server up on 5678' );
});

• start up server an make sure it is listening
• in terminal: node server.js

Set up base url route:

// base url
app.get( '/', function( req, res ){
  console.log( 'base url hit' );
  res.send( 'I came from the server!!!!' );
}); // end base url

• open 'localhost:5678' in browser
• should see "I came from the server!!!!" in browser
• should see "base url hit" in the terminal