notes.txt

[1] create package.json file by writting npm init -y
[2] install express by writting npm i express
[3] create a file in root folder named server.js
[4] install nodemon for automatically starting the server by writting npm i -D nodemon (-D (dev dependency) means we need it only for development not for production) 
[5] Change the script in package.json file
[6] Download a template engine ejs by writting npm i ejs for showing data dynamically
[7] Create a root folder named views and put all the files there
[8] Create a root folder named partials and put all the repeating components there like navBar, footer
[9] Create a root folder named routes where we keep all the routes for our application
[10] Get react cdn links and put them inside partials/scripts