In this lab, you learn how to setup and install Nodemon and Dotenv NPM Packages. Nodemon is for application development monitoring that will restart your server when code changes are made. Dotenv is for loading environment variables into your Express application. Nodemon and Dotenv are valuable tools to help ease the development of an Express application. For this lab, you will be asked to work with the terminal along with making application configuration changes to setup an Express development environment. For this new series of Express labs, you will be instructed to work inside a specific file or set of files. If this is your first time working on the new Express lab, make sure to watch the Introduction to Cloud Academy Coding Labs.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this beginner, you will be able to:
- Install the Nodemon NPM Package
- Create a dev script to execute Nodemon
- Install the Dotenv NPM Package
- Import Dotenv
- Access the environment variable through the use of the process.env object
Intended Audience
- Software Engineers
Prerequisites
The following content can be used to complete this lab:
Farish has worked in the EdTech industry for over six years. He is passionate about teaching valuable coding skills to help individuals and enterprises succeed.
Previously, Farish worked at 2U Inc in two concurrent roles. Farish worked as an adjunct instructor for 2U’s full-stack boot camps at UCLA and UCR. Farish also worked as a curriculum engineer for multiple full-stack boot camp programs. As a curriculum engineer, Farish’s role was to create activities, projects, and lesson plans taught in the boot camps used by over 50 University partners. Along with these duties, Farish also created nearly 80 videos for the full-stack blended online program.
Before 2U, Farish worked at Codecademy for over four years, both as a content creator and part of the curriculum experience team.
Farish is an avid powerlifter, sushi lover, and occasional Funko collector.