Basic Ubuntu Express Setup

go.sh

# First, install Ubuntu 16 LTS (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop) and open a terminal

# sudo means 'do this thing as the superuser', apt-get is a way to install software, nodejs and npm are two software packages you'll need
sudo apt-get install nodejs npm

# Creates the directory 'myfirstserver'
mkdir myfirstserver

# Changes the current directory to myfirstserver
cd myfirstserver

# Installs the 'express' framework for Node.js
npm install express

# Opens 'app.js' for text editing, make it look like the guide here (http://expressjs.com/starter/hello-world.html)
nano app.js

# Runs 'app.js', you should see output and be able to open a browser to localhost:3000 to see 'Hello World'
node app.js

# Congrats you just made your first server! :)