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Node.js 6.x Blueprints

By : Fernando Monteiro
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Node.js 6.x Blueprints

By: Fernando Monteiro

Overview of this book

Node.js is the most popular framework to create server-side applications today. Be it web, desktop, or mobile, Node.js comes to your rescue to create stunning real-time applications. Node.js 6.x Blueprints will teach you to build these types of projects in an easy-to-understand manner. The key to any Node.js project is a strong foundation on the concepts that will be a part of every project. The book will first teach you the MVC design pattern while developing a Twitter-like application using Express.js. In the next chapters, you will learn to create a website and applications such as streaming, photography, and a store locator using MongoDB, MySQL, and Firebase. Once you’re warmed up, we’ll move on to more complex projects such as a consumer feedback app, a real-time chat app, and a blog using Node.js with frameworks such as loopback.io and socket.io. Finally, we’ll explore front-end build processes, Docker, and continuous delivery. By the end of book, you will be comfortable working with Node.js applications and will know the best tools and frameworks to build highly scalable desktop and cloud applications.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Node.js 6.x Blueprints
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface

Adding server folders


To finish the basic creation of our application, we will now create the directories that store controls, the templates, and other files of the application:

  1. Create a folder called public, and inside of it, create the following folders:

    • /images

    • /javascripts

    • /stylesheets

    • /uploads

    • / videos

  2. Create a folder called server, and inside of it, create these folders:

    • /config

    • /controllers

    • /models

    • /views

  3. At this time, our project has all the basic directories and files; let's install the Node modules from package.json.

  4. Open your terminal/shell at the root project folder and type the following command:

    npm install
    

    The project folder will have the following structure after performing steps 1, 2, and 3:

    Folder structure

    Let's starting creating the app.js file content.