Set up your Node.js environment in few seconds.

Wondering how to set up your Node.js environment and real quick? here is a simple and really quick guide to achieving just that.

In order achieve this we will have to install the tools listed below.

What We Need

Node.js:

This is a cross-platform and open source JavaScript runtime environment. It allows for server side scripting and lets developers use JavaScript to write command line tools.

to install this go to

Once you get here (the download page), you can either download the long term support version or the latest version, select the OS your PC is running on, the bit and hit download. This comes with the Node package manager (NPM) which is a library and registry for JavaScript software packages, you would definitely need it for your installations. After this is done the next should be the..

VS Code:

which stands for visual studio code is a cross-platform text editor. Their are other text editors you can use, but I prefer and recommend VS Code as it is powerful and simple at same time and it is arguably the most popular text editor in the software development industry. Getting the VS Code into your PC is a easy as checking out

select your preferred OS, bit and hit download.

Hurray you are just a tap away from your node.js environment. What you are also going to need is..

Git Bash:

an application that helps you run command lines on windows environment. It is more better than the standard window command prompt. you can get it installed when you click

Great job you've done. One more thing and you are all set. And that would be ..

Postman:

this will be used for building and using of your APIs. You will be using this to make requests to your API. Their are a number of things you can do with the Postman such as, creating collections, creating specific environments, send headers and body data.

It's really a great tool for API development. You can get this installed to your device from

Wrap Up

with these running on your windows PC you are all set and ready for your API development with Node.js.