[] set up folders
root folder
server server/public/ server/public/scripts server/public/vendors server/public/styles
[] init git [] add .gitignore (in root folder add .DS_Store & node_modules) [] add index to "server/public" folder [] add client.js to "server/public/scripts [] add jquery.js to "server/public/vendors [] create server.js file in "server folder [] npm install express (should have "node_modules" folder in root) [] edit server.js (require express, set up express static) [] npm init --y (this will initialize an npm project & will use default names) [] update server.js:
//require express to make a server
const express = require('express');
//our app
const app = express();
//tell the server to use "server/public" as the root of the website
express.static('server/public');
// tell our app to spin up and listen
app.listen(5000, ()=>{
console.log('server is up');
})