Adding a new module to Node.js

Here is a recipe to add a new module into Node.js. In this case, we'll use Nodemailer, a powerful and highly customizable API e-mail engine. We chose this module because we wanted to actually have the script do something interesting and not just spit out another onscreen print command. At the end of this recipe, you will be able to run a script that sends an e-mail to your inbox.

Getting ready

Open up LXTerminal. Alternatively, open up the Cloud9 IDE in the manner described in the previous section.

How to do it...

Create a directory for your projects using the following command:

$ mkdir projects

Perform the following steps after creating a directory for your project:

1. Browse to this new directory and make another emailer directory using the following command:

   $ cd projects
   $ mkdir emailer
   

2. Now, go to the new directory with the following command:

   $ cd emailer
   

3. Although it's not mandatory, the following command is the proper first step to setting up your node...