Lesson 1 of 3 · 10 min

Your first server

Node.js runs JavaScript outside the browser, powering servers and tools.

A server listens for requests and sends responses: status codes like 200 (OK) and 404 (not found) describe results.

Practice

Sketch a server route that returns "Hello" for /hello and 404 for everything else.

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