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[](http://expressjs.com/)
Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for [node](http://nodejs.org).
[](https://travis-ci.org/visionmedia/express) [](https://www.gittip.com/visionmedia/)
```js
var express = require('express');
var app = express();
app.get('/', function(req, res){
res.send('Hello World');
});
app.listen(3000);
```
Note that Express v4 release candidates have been released.
Please try it out, but not in production, and report any issues you may find here or to the appropriate repositories.
Be sure to read [Migrating from 3.x to 4.x](https://github.com/visionmedia/express/wiki/Migrating-from-3.x-to-4.x) as well as [New features in 4.x](https://github.com/visionmedia/express/wiki/New-features-in-4.x).
## Installation
$ npm install express
## Quick Start
The quickest way to get started with express is to utilize the executable [`express(1)`](http://github.com/expressjs/generator) to generate an application as shown below:
Install the executable. The executable's major version will match Express's:
$ npm install -g express-generator@3
Create the app:
$ express /tmp/foo && cd /tmp/foo
Install dependencies:
$ npm install
Start the server:
$ npm start
## Features
* Robust routing
* HTTP helpers (redirection, caching, etc)
* View system supporting 14+ template engines
* Content negotiation
* Focus on high performance
* Environment based configuration
* Executable for generating applications quickly
* High test coverage
## Philosophy
The Express philosophy is to provide small, robust tooling for HTTP servers, making
it a great solution for single page applications, web sites, hybrids, or public
HTTP APIs.
Express does not force you to use any specific ORM or template engine. With support for over
14 template engines via [Consolidate.js](http://github.com/visionmedia/consolidate.js),
you can quickly craft your perfect framework.
## More Information
* [Website and Documentation](http://expressjs.com/) stored at [visionmedia/expressjs.com](https://github.com/visionmedia/expressjs.com)
* Join #express on freenode
* [Google Group](http://groups.google.com/group/express-js) for discussion
* Follow [tjholowaychuk](http://twitter.com/tjholowaychuk) and [defunctzombie](https://twitter.com/defunctzombie) on twitter for updates
* Visit the [Wiki](http://github.com/visionmedia/express/wiki)
* [Русскоязычная документация](http://jsman.ru/express/)
* Run express examples [online](https://runnable.com/express)
## Viewing Examples
Clone the Express repo, then install the dev dependencies to install all the example / test suite dependencies:
$ git clone git://github.com/visionmedia/express.git --depth 1
$ cd express
$ npm install
Then run whichever tests you want:
$ node examples/content-negotiation
You can also view live examples here:
<a href="https://runnable.com/express" target="_blank"><img src="https://runnable.com/external/styles/assets/runnablebtn.png" style="width:67px;height:25px;"></a>
## Running Tests
To run the test suite, first invoke the following command within the repo, installing the development dependencies:
$ npm install
Then run the tests:
$ make test
## Contributors
https://github.com/visionmedia/express/graphs/contributors
## License
MIT