I'll help you initialize your project with npm. The command npm init -y creates a new package.json file with default values, accepting all the prompts automatically (that's what the -y flag does).

This is a great first step in setting up your Node.js project. After running this command, you'll have a basic package.json file that looks something like this:

Now that you've initialized your project, you can proceed with installing the necessary dependencies for your Express application.

I'll help you add nodemon to your project as a development dependency. Nodemon is a great tool that monitors your files for changes and automatically restarts your server, which is very useful during development.

Let's install nodemon as a dev dependency:

After running this command, your package.json file will be updated to include nodemon in the devDependencies section:

Now, let's update your package.json scripts to use nodemon for development. You can add these scripts:

With these scripts, you can:

• Run npm start to start your server normally
• Run npm run dev to start your server with nodemon, which will automatically restart when you make changes

This setup will make your development workflow much smoother!