Building Your First Full-Stack Web Application with React and Node.js

Learn how to build a full-stack web application using React for the front end and Node.js for the back-end

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Building a full-stack web application with React and Node.js can be a daunting task, but it’s an essential skill for modern web developers.

Let’s guide you through the process of building a full-stack web application using React for the front end and Node.js for the back end.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, make sure you have the following tools installed on your machine:

• Node.js
• npm (Node.js package manager)
• React

You’ll also need a text editor like Visual Studio Code to write code.

Setting up the Back-End with Node.js

First, let’s create a new directory for our project and initialize it with npm:

mkdir my-app
cd my-app
npm init -y

Next, let’s install the necessary dependencies for our back end:

npm install express body-parser cors nodemon

• express: A web framework for Node.js.