Introduction Express is a web application framework for Node.js that allows you to spin up robust APIs and web servers in a much easier and cleaner way. It is a lightweight package that does not obscure the core Node.js features. In this article, you will install and use Express to build a web server. Prerequisites If you would like to follow along with this article, you will need: A local develop
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