Set Up a Basic Node.js Server

[AlvinBadillo]

Objective: To create a basic Node.js server that can run on localhost and provide clear setup instructions for other developers to easily get it running on their machines.

Requirements:

• Initialize a Node.js project.
• Install the necessary packages (express for the server).
• Create a simple server that responds to HTTP requests.

Completion Criteria:

• Node.js server runs successfully on localhost.

Time constraint:

• Done by Friday, September 11th

Scoring:

• Difficulty: 3
• Urgency: 5

[AlvinBadillo]

I have successfully implemented the node.js simple server in it's own branch called node.js_base_server. It runs successfully on localhost, meeting the completion criteria.