Node.js

[Oyebolade]

How can I view the site on my local computer after cloning it?

[AzouKr]

To view a site on your local computer after cloning it:

1. Navigate to inside the project folder on terminal, where I would hopefully see a package.json file
2. You have to Install the necessary dependencies by running npm install.
3. Do an npm install for installing all the project dependencies
4. Do an npm install -g nodemon for installing all the project dependencies
5. Then npm start OR node app.js OR nodemon app.js to get the app running on local host (if your .js file is not named app you use your file name).
6. use nodemon app.js ( nodemon is a utility that will monitor for any changes in your source and automatically restart your server)

[Oyebolade]

Thanks,
What's the difference between number 3 & 4?

[AzouKr]

npm install is a command to install dependencies listed in the package.json file of a Node.js project. It installs packages locally in the node_modules folder of the current project directory.

npm install -g nodemon is a command to install the nodemon package globally (-g means globally ) on your system, which means that it will be available to all Node.js projects on your computer.

nodemon is a tool that automatically restarts Node.js applications when file changes are detected, making it a popular tool for development.

[Oyebolade]

All right,
Thanks