Steps to install bcrypt using npm
Create a Node Project
Initially set up a Nodejs Project using the following command.
npm init
or
npm init -y
- npm init command asks some setup questions which are important for the project.After answering the questions project is initialized.
- npm init –y command is used to set all the answers of the setup questions as yes and the project is initialized .
Install bcrypt package
npm install bcrypt
Bcrypt latest version gets installed for the project.We can check the version of the package in the package json file which contains necessary information about the project .
Verify the installation
Once the package is installed we can verify it using the following command
bcrypt --version
How to install bcrypt using npm?
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