This tutorial demonstrates creating a simple REST API server using Node.js and Express. Ensure Node.js is installed and then install Express using npm. A basic API is built handling GET and POST requests to manage a list of tasks. The code uses `express.json()` to parse JSON requests. GET requests to `/tasks` retrieve the task list. POST requests to `/tasks` add new tasks. The server listens on port 3000. The server is started with `node server.js`. Functionality is tested using GET and POST requests via a tool like Postman. The tutorial concludes with a preview of future content on data persistence. This example provides a foundation for building more complex APIs. The next step will involve integrating a database like MongoDB.
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