express-project-01-hello-world-api

A simple Express.js backend project that returns a JSON response from the root route.

Project Goal

This project is the first step in learning Express.js backend development.
It focuses on:

• setting up an Express server
• creating a basic route
• returning a JSON response
• running the server locally

Tech Stack

• Node.js
• Express.js

Project Structure

express-project-01-hello-world-api
│
├─ node_modules
├─ .gitignore
├─ index.js
├─ package.json
├─ package-lock.json
└─ README.md

Installation

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/a2rp/express-project-01-hello-world-api.git
cd express-project-01-hello-world-api

Install dependencies

npm install

Run the Project

node index.js

Server will run at

http://localhost:1198

API Endpoint

GET /

Returns a JSON response

{
    "message": "Hello World from Express.js API"
}

Learning Outcome

By building this project you learn how to

• initialize an Express application
• create a server
• define a route
• send JSON responses

Author

Ashish Ranjan

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