Configure Babel for Node

1. Install Babel packages using npm:

npm install @babel/core @babel/node @babel/preset-env

1. Create a .babelrc file in the root folder of your Node.js project with the following configuration:

{
  "presets": ["@babel/preset-env"]
}

1. Modify your package.json file to include the following scripts under "scripts":

{
  "scripts": {
    "start": "nodemon --exec babel-node your_script.js"
  }
}

Explanation: 1. Install Babel packages using npm to include the required Babel core and preset-env packages.

1. Create a .babelrc file with the preset-env configuration to specify the Babel preset for targeting specific versions of Node.js or ECMAScript.

2. Modify the package.json file to include a script for starting the application using Babel and nodemon for watching file changes and automatically restarting the server.