How to install express package using npm

To install the Express package using npm, follow these steps:

  1. Open your terminal or command prompt.
  2. Navigate to the root directory of your project.
  3. Run the command npm init to initialize a new npm package in your project. This will create a package.json file, which will hold information about your project and its dependencies.
  4. Follow the prompts and provide the required information when running npm init. You can press enter to accept the default values for most of the fields.
  5. Once the package.json file is created, run the command npm install express to install the Express package. This will download the package from the npm registry and save it as a dependency in your project.
  6. Wait for the installation process to complete. You will see a progress bar indicating the progress of the installation.
  7. After the installation is complete, the Express package and its dependencies will be saved in the node_modules directory of your project. You can now start using Express in your application.

That's it! You have successfully installed the Express package using npm.