# Before starting, install node, npm (included with node), vscode and git.

# Run the following commands to install dependencies

npm install express cors dotenv helmet morgan dotenv mysql2
npm install --save-dev typescript @types/express @types/cors @types/dotenv @types/helmet @types/morgan @types/dotenv @types/node

# The following commands will rebuild and start our server
# in Bash
npx tsc && node .

# Windows
npx tsc; node .