2. Setup Workspace #

1. Create a Folder #

Determine a location on your computer to store your server files.

This tutorial we'll just create a folder on the desktop.

2. Open the Folder and a Terminal in the Directory #

Open the folder by double-clicking on it.

Then hold LEFT SHIFT and RIGHT-CLICK inside of it and open a PowerShell, Terminal, or any CLI instance inside of directory.

Run the Following Command in the Terminal

npm init

This command creates package.json file inside of the folder.

Hold ENTER down to quickly fill in all information.

3. Open a VSCode Instance in the Folder #

Open the folder with VSCode.

Run the Following Command in the Terminal

code .

4. Quick Rundown of VSCode #

VSCode is really easy to use.

• File Tree is on the LEFT
• File Contents show up on the RIGHT when you click on a file
• Open Files show up in tabs ABOVE the File Contents

The next thing is to open a Terminal inside of VSCode. This is what makes VSCode really nice for development.

Open a Terminal in VSCode you can use this Key Bind: CTRL + ~

Open a Terminal by Terminal Menu Option -> New Terminal

You should see something like this in your VSCode

5. Update package.json #

Click on package.json in your file tree, and add the following line somewhere in the JSON structure. Preferrably under main or description.

{
	...
	"type": "module",
	...
}

Like this...

Ignore the ... they're just telling you there should be content above / below our main focus