This chapter will help you configure your JavaScript workspace for working with Decentralized Web Nodes (DWN). Follow these steps to set up your development environment:

Prerequisites

• Node.js version 18 or above installed on your system
• Node Package Manager (npm) installed and added to your system's $PATH.

Step 1 : **Open your terminal, create and change the working directory

and :**

   mkdir web5-dwn
   cd web5-dwn

Step 2 : Initialize a package.json file using NPM:

   npm init -y

This will create a package.json file in your project.

Step 3 : Install Web5 using NPM:

   npm install @web5/api@0.11.0

Step 4 : Open the project in your preferred code editor (e.g., VSCode):

   code -r .

Step 5 : Edit the package.json file to include "type": "module" so your project recognizes JavaScript modules:

   {
     "dependencies": {
       "@web5/api": "0.11.0"
     },
     "type": "module"
   }

Step 6 : Create an index.js file for your application logic:

   touch index.js

For Windows using PowerShell:

New-Item index.js -ItemType File

At this point, your workspace and package.json file should look like this:

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