Secure REST API server example with Nodejs, Express, mongoose & JsonWebToken

npm -v

and,

node -v

you should see some version info in return.

2. now go to the directory where you want to place the project files using git bash (terminal for mac)
run the command

git clone URL

here URL is the http url you get from the repository page, Click here to clone

3. now navigate to the project directory with cmd (terminal for mac)
run the command

npm install

wait for it to be completed. It usually takes a minute or less to complete.
It will download all the dependencies.

4. Now run the command

npm start	

or,

node ./bin/www

It will serve the project on default port (3484).

Find the API documentation here.
To create your own API documentation, follow this link.

Install nodemon(run on any directory, recommended for development)

npm install -g nodemon

in case of mac, you might need to mention "sudo"

Now navigate to the project directory with cmd (terminal for mac)
run the command

nodemon ./bin/www

It will serve the project and restart on any file change
It's good to remember that, ./bin/www is the entry point to the app.

Please change your editor configuration like below before you start development

Indent character: "\t" (tab)

Indent size: 2

Line endings: LF (unix)