Includes:
- @babel/core for babel compiler
- @babel/node for running ES(whatever) on local dev
- @babel/present-env for latest JS
- nodemon for automatic reload
- dotenv for secrets
- cors to enable cors
To start, npm install. Create new .env file in root path and put PORT=3000 (or whatever port number). Run npm run start
Once app is run, practice hitting each API (ex: curl localhost:3000/messages). There are examples of curl commands in index.js.