Step 1: Install Node.js For Windows: 1. Download the Windows installer from the Node.js official website. 2. Run the installer (the .msi file you downloaded). 3. Follow the prompts in the installer (Accept the license agreement, click the NEXT button a bunch of times and finally install). 4. Restart your computer to ensure the changes can take effect. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For macOS: 1. Download the macOS installer from the Node.js official website. 2. Run the .pkg installer you downloaded. 3. Follow the installation wizard setup steps. This will install both Node.js and npm. 4. To check if Node.js was installed correctly, open your Terminal and type node -v and npm -v, which will show you the versions installed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Step 2: Install Visual Studio Code For Both Windows and macOS: 1. Download Visual Studio Code from Visual Studio Code. 2. Run the installer and follow the setup wizard to install Visual Studio Code. 3. Once installed, launch Visual Studio Code. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Step 3: Set Up Your Project 1. Open your terminal or command prompt. 2. Navigate to the directory where you want to create your project. 3. Create a new directory for your application and navigate into it: 4. Initialize your application using npm. This will create a package.json file that manages all your project's dependencies ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------