For development, you will only need Node.js and a node global package, installed in your environement.
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Just go on official Node.js website and download the installer. Also, be sure to have
git
available in your PATH,npm
might need it (You can find git here). -
You can install nodejs and npm easily with apt install, just run the following commands.
$ sudo apt install nodejs $ sudo apt install npm
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You can find more information about the installation on the official Node.js website and the official NPM website.
If the installation was successful, you should be able to run the following command.
$ node --version
v8.11.3
$ npm --version
6.1.0
If you need to update npm
, you can make it using npm
! Cool right? After running the following command, just open again the command line and be happy.
$ npm install npm -g
$ git clone https://github.com/poojaindulkar/URL-Shortener.git
$ cd URL-Shortener
$ npm install
To run this project, you'll need to add your own API token. Follow these steps to configure the project with your token:
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Open the
index.js
file in the project directory. -
Look for the section of code that specifies the API token, which may look like this:
//Add your own bearer token. const BearerToken="";
$ node index.js