Installing the Express module

Since the Express module is installed using npm, we type the npm install express command to install it.

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Figure 7.3 – Installing the Express module with npm

The Express module is now installed.

Note

A utility related to Express is also useful for creating the architecture of our web applications. This is the "express-generator" module (this module was previously included with Express but is now separate from it, hence it’s uploaded here).

Let’s also install the "express-generator" module using the npm install express-generator -g command. We use the -g option so that the express command defined in this module is accessible from any directory.

Figure 7.4 – Installing the “express-generator” module with npm

Note

You can verify that the installation is correct by typing the command express -h. If the installation of the module is...