Module 2: Starting the Node Server

In this module, you install and start a Node.js server that exposes the conference data (sessions and speakers) through a set of REST services.

Steps

1. Download the supporting files for this tutorial here, or clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ccoenraets/ionic-tutorial
   

   If you downloaded the zip file, unzip it anywhere on your file system.

2. Open a terminal window (Mac) or a command window (Windows), and navigate (cd) to the ionic-tutorial/server directory

3. Install the server dependencies:

   npm install
   

4. Start the server:

   node server
   

   If you get an error, make sure you don't have another server listening on port 5000.

5. Test the REST services. Open a browser and access the following URLs:

   • http://localhost:5000/sessions (for a list of conference sessions returned as a JSON document)
   • http://localhost:5000/sessions/1 (for information about a specific session )