Merge pull request #291249 from diberry/diberry/1202-app-service

App service JS quickstart - security updates

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/app-service/quickstart-nodejs.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ms.assetid: 582bb3c2-164b-42f5-b081-95bfcb7a502a
 author: msangapu-msft
 ms.author: msangapu
 ms.topic: quickstart
-ms.date: 08/28/2024
+ms.date: 12/02/2024
 ms.devlang: javascript
 zone_pivot_groups: app-service-vscode-cli-portal
 ms.custom: mvc, devcenter, devdivchpfy22, devx-track-js, ai-video-demo
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ The steps in the video are also described in the following sections.
 :::zone target="docs" pivot="development-environment-vscode"
 
 - Have an Azure account with an active subscription. [Create an account for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?utm_source=campaign&utm_campaign=vscode-tutorial-app-service-extension&mktingSource=vscode-tutorial-app-service-extension).
-- Install [Node.js and npm](https://nodejs.org). Run the command `node --version` to verify that Node.js is installed.
+- Install [Node.js LTS](https://nodejs.org). Run the command `node --version` to verify that Node.js is installed.
 - Install [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/).
 - Install the [Azure App Service extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-azuretools.vscode-azureappservice) for Visual Studio Code.
  <!-- - <a href="https://git-scm.com/" target="_blank">Install Git</a> -->
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ The steps in the video are also described in the following sections.
 :::zone target="docs" pivot="development-environment-cli"
 
 - Have an Azure account with an active subscription. [Create an account for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?utm_source=campaign&utm_campaign=vscode-tutorial-app-service-extension&mktingSource=vscode-tutorial-app-service-extension).
-- Install [Node.js LTS and npm](https://nodejs.org). Run the command `node --version` to verify that Node.js is installed.
+- Install [Node.js LTS](https://nodejs.org). Run the command `node --version` to verify that Node.js is installed.
 - Install <a href="/cli/azure/install-azure-cli" target="_blank">Azure CLI</a>, with which you run commands in a shell to create and configure Azure resources.
 
 ::: zone-end
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ The steps in the video are also described in the following sections.
 :::zone target="docs" pivot="development-environment-azure-portal"
 
 - Have an Azure account with an active subscription. [Create an account for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?utm_source=campaign&utm_campaign=vscode-tutorial-app-service-extension&mktingSource=vscode-tutorial-app-service-extension).
-- Install [Node.js LTS and npm](https://nodejs.org). Run the command `node --version` to verify that Node.js is installed.
+- Install [Node.js LTS](https://nodejs.org). Run the command `node --version` to verify that Node.js is installed.
 - Have an FTP client (for example, [FileZilla](https://filezilla-project.org)), to connect to your app.
 
 ::: zone-end
@@ -60,18 +60,26 @@ In this step, you create a basic Node.js application and ensure it runs on your
 > [!TIP]
 > If you have already completed the [Node.js tutorial](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/nodejs/nodejs-tutorial), you can skip ahead to [Deploy to Azure](#deploy-to-azure).
 
-1. Create a Node.js application using the [Express Generator](https://expressjs.com/starter/generator.html), which is installed by default with Node.js and npm.
+1. Create a Node.js application using the [Express Generator](https://expressjs.com/starter/generator.html), which is installed by default with Node.js and npm. 
 
     ```bash
     npx express-generator myExpressApp --view ejs
     ```
 
+    If this is the first time you've installed the generator, npx will ask you to agree to the installation.
+
 1. Change to the application's directory and install the npm packages.
 
     ```bash
     cd myExpressApp && npm install
     ```
 
+1. Update dependencies to the most secure version.
+
+    ```bash
+    npm audit fix --force
+    ```
+
 1. Start the development server with debug information.
 
     ```bash