Node.js

Initialize project

Create project to directory in terminal:

npm init

Define npm script to package.json for running the application:

"scripts": {
+    "start": "node index.js",
  },

Run application with node:

node index.js

or with defined npm script:

npm start

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Express

Define express dependency:

npm install express --save

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Nodemon

Define nodemon development dependency:

npm install --save-dev nodemon

Define npm script to package.json:

"scripts": {
+    "watch": "nodemon index.js",
  },

Start server in development mode:

npm run watch

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MariaDB Connector

Install MariaDB Connector:

npm install mariadb

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Commands for dependencies

Update dependencies defined in package.json:

npm update

Get dependencies defined in package.json:

npm install