The node_modules folder in a Node.js project contains a lot of files and directories that can be easily generated from the project's package.json file. Therefore, it's a good idea to exclude this folder from version control using a .gitignore file. Here are the steps to delete the node_modules folder, add it to .gitignore, commit the changes, push them to the remote repository, and then reinstall the dependencies using npm:
- Delete the node_modules folder:
rm -rf node_modules
- Create a .gitignore file in the root of your project if it doesn't exist already: