How to install MedusaJs on Elementary OS Latest?

MedusaJs is a powerful and scalable Node.js framework for building web applications. In this tutorial, we will install MedusaJs on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following installed on your system:

• Node.js version 8 or higher
• NPM package manager

You can check your current version of Node.js by running:

node -v

And your current version of NPM by running:

npm -v

Installation

To install MedusaJs, follow the steps below:

1. Open your terminal and create a new directory for your MedusaJs project:

   mkdir medusaproject
   

2. Change into the newly created directory:

   cd medusaproject
   

3. Initialize a new npm project:

   npm init -y
   

4. Install MedusaJs using npm:

   npm install medusajs
   

   This will install MedusaJs and its dependencies.

5. Create a new index.js file in your project directory:

   touch index.js
   

6. Open the index.js file in your favorite text editor and add the following code:

   const { medusa } = require('medusa');
   
   const app = medusa({
     port: 3000,
     routes: [
       {
         method: 'GET',
         path: '/',
         handler: () => 'Hello, World!'
       }
     ]
   });
   
   app.start();
   

   This code will create a new MedusaJs server that listens on port 3000 and responds with "Hello, World!" for requests to the root route.

7. Start your MedusaJs server by running:

   node index.js
   

   This will start your server and output the following message:

   Server started on port 3000
   

8. You can now access your MedusaJs server by visiting http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed MedusaJs and created a new server using the framework. You can now start building your own MedusaJs applications on Elementary OS Latest.

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