1 [![Express Logo](https://i.cloudup.com/zfY6lL7eFa-3000x3000.png)](http://expressjs.com/)
3 Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for [node](http://nodejs.org).
5 [![NPM Version][npm-image]][npm-url]
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11 var express = require('express')
14 app.get('/', function (req, res) {
15 res.send('Hello World')
30 * Focus on high performance
31 * Super-high test coverage
32 * HTTP helpers (redirection, caching, etc)
33 * View system supporting 14+ template engines
35 * Executable for generating applications quickly
39 * [Website and Documentation](http://expressjs.com/) - [[website repo](https://github.com/strongloop/expressjs.com)]
40 * [#express](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=express) on freenode IRC
41 * [Github Organization](https://github.com/expressjs) for Official Middleware & Modules
42 * Visit the [Wiki](https://github.com/strongloop/express/wiki)
43 * [Google Group](https://groups.google.com/group/express-js) for discussion
44 * [Русскоязычная документация](http://jsman.ru/express/)
45 * [한국어 문서](http://expressjs.kr) - [[website repo](https://github.com/Hanul/expressjs.kr)]
47 **PROTIP** Be sure to read [Migrating from 3.x to 4.x](https://github.com/strongloop/express/wiki/Migrating-from-3.x-to-4.x) as well as [New features in 4.x](https://github.com/strongloop/express/wiki/New-features-in-4.x).
51 The quickest way to get started with express is to utilize the executable [`express(1)`](https://github.com/expressjs/generator) to generate an application as shown below:
53 Install the executable. The executable's major version will match Express's:
56 $ npm install -g express-generator@4
62 $ express /tmp/foo && cd /tmp/foo
79 The Express philosophy is to provide small, robust tooling for HTTP servers, making
80 it a great solution for single page applications, web sites, hybrids, or public
83 Express does not force you to use any specific ORM or template engine. With support for over
84 14 template engines via [Consolidate.js](https://github.com/tj/consolidate.js),
85 you can quickly craft your perfect framework.
89 To view the examples, clone the Express repo and install the dependancies:
92 $ git clone git://github.com/strongloop/express.git --depth 1
97 Then run whichever example you want:
100 $ node examples/content-negotiation
105 To run the test suite, first install the dependancies, then run `npm test`:
114 The original author of Express is [TJ Holowaychuk](https://github.com/tj) [![TJ's Gratipay][gratipay-image-visionmedia]][gratipay-url-visionmedia]
116 The current lead maintainer is [Douglas Christopher Wilson](https://github.com/dougwilson) [![Doug's Gratipay][gratipay-image-dougwilson]][gratipay-url-dougwilson]
118 [List of all contributors](https://github.com/strongloop/express/graphs/contributors)
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