NPM & Node.js Project Setup | package.json, npm init & Dependencies | #NodeJS | Lecture 5

Welcome to Lecture 5 of the Complete Node.js Backend Development Series by Coding World with Satyam! 🚀 In this lecture, we will learn NPM (Node Package Manager) and set up our first Node.js backend project from scratch. You will understand how NPM works, why we use package.json, how to initialize a Node.js project, and how dependencies are managed in a backend application. 📚 Topics Covered ✅ What is NPM? ✅ What is Node Package Manager? ✅ Why do we use NPM? ✅ npm init ✅ npm init -y ✅ Understanding package.json ✅ Dependencies in Node.js ✅ Installing NPM packages ✅ node_modules folder ✅ package-lock.json ✅ Node.js Backend Project Setup ✅ Creating the basic backend project structure ✅ Running a Node.js project 💻 What You Will Learn By the end of this lecture, you will know how to create and initialize a Node.js backend project and understand the important files and folders created by NPM. This is an important step before working with Express.js, REST APIs, MongoDB, authentication, and real-world Node.js backend projects. 🚀 Complete Node.js Backend Series This lecture is part of the Complete Node.js Backend Development Series by Coding World. 👨‍💻 Instructor: Satyam 📺 Channel: Coding World Follow the complete series to learn Node.js backend development step by step with practical examples. 👍 Like, Share & Subscribe to Coding World for more Node.js, JavaScript, Express.js, MongoDB, REST API, and Full Stack Development tutorials. #NodeJS #NPM #NodeJSBackend #BackendDevelopment #JavaScript #CodingWorld #Satyam