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Features

• 🚀 Express.js: A fast, minimal, and powerful web application framework for Node.js.
• 📜 Morgan: Elegant HTTP request logger middleware for streamlined debugging.
• 🍪 Cookie-parser: Effortlessly parses cookies from client requests for easy access.
• 🛠️ Debug: A powerful utility for debugging and tracking your application with ease.
• ⚠️ HTTP-errors: Simplifies creating and managing HTTP error responses.
• ✨ Pug: A modern templating engine for building dynamic and beautiful HTML views.

Prerequisites

Before you dive in, make sure you’ve got these essentials ready to roll:

• 🚀 Node.js (LTS version recommended) – The backbone of this application.
• 🐳 Docker – For containerizing and streamlining your setup.
• 📦 Docker Compose – Orchestrate multiple containers with ease.

🚀 Local Setup

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/RomanR-dev/express_js_learning_1.git
   cd express_js_learning_1

2. Install Dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the Application Locally:

   cd frontend
   npm start

   🌟 Your app will be live at: http://localhost:3000 🎉

Using Docker Compose to Run the Application

You can use Docker Compose to run the application in a containerized environment.

Steps

1. Build and start the application using docker-compose:

   docker compose build
   docker compose up

2. Once the containers are running, the application will be available at:

   http://localhost:3000

   🌟 The app is live and ready for action! 🎉

3. To stop the application, gracefully shut it down by running:

   docker-compose down

Example docker-compose.yml

Below is an example of a docker-compose.yml configuration file you can use for this project:

version: '3.8'

services:
  app:
    build:
      context: .
    image: express-app:latest
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"

Project Structure

• app.js: Main application file where middleware and routes are defined.
• routes/: Contains route files for handling specific endpoints.
• views/: Contains Pug templates for rendering HTML views.
• public/: Static files such as CSS, JavaScript, and images.
• bin/: Contains executable files like www to start the server.

Website example:

🌐 Preview of the Website in Action:

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