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JavaScript

Rez Ghali
Rez Ghali
10,527 Points
Posted by Rez Ghali
Rez Ghali
10,527 Points

Do I have to install express n pug each time i run the download projects? or is it a better way?

When I download the files in the Basic Express Section on my machine and want to run the app.js in my local machine I need to install Express and Pug and any dependencies first. I wonder is there any way if you can get someone's project and run it on your machine without installing Express each time you work with a new project that you receive from another person?

1 Answer

Zimri Leijen
Zimri Leijen
11,835 Points

Not really.

You can install commonly used modules globally, which means you won´t need to install them for each project every time. But it´s not advisable to do so, because each project may have different dependencies, and it will not work properly if a dependency is missing, so the first thing you do when you run a project is npm install everything.

You could containerize your app with docker, or run it on a cloud service like heroku, if that helps.