rc@73: [![express logo](https://i.cloudup.com/zfY6lL7eFa-3000x3000.png)](http://expressjs.com/)
rc@73: 
rc@73:   Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for [node](http://nodejs.org).
rc@73: 
rc@73:   [![NPM version](https://badge.fury.io/js/express.svg)](http://badge.fury.io/js/express)
rc@73:   [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/visionmedia/express.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/visionmedia/express)
rc@73:   [![Coverage Status](https://img.shields.io/coveralls/visionmedia/express.svg)](https://coveralls.io/r/visionmedia/express)
rc@73:   [![Gittip](http://img.shields.io/gittip/visionmedia.svg)](https://www.gittip.com/visionmedia/)
rc@73: 
rc@73: ```js
rc@73: var express = require('express');
rc@73: var app = express();
rc@73: 
rc@73: app.get('/', function(req, res){
rc@73:   res.send('Hello World');
rc@73: });
rc@73: 
rc@73: app.listen(3000);
rc@73: ```
rc@73: 
rc@73: **PROTIP** 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).
rc@73: 
rc@73: ## Installation
rc@73: 
rc@73:     $ npm install express
rc@73: 
rc@73: ## Quick Start
rc@73: 
rc@73:  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:
rc@73:  
rc@73:  Install the executable. The executable's major version will match Express's:
rc@73:  
rc@73:     $ npm install -g express-generator@3
rc@73: 
rc@73:  Create the app:
rc@73: 
rc@73:     $ express /tmp/foo && cd /tmp/foo
rc@73: 
rc@73:  Install dependencies:
rc@73: 
rc@73:     $ npm install
rc@73: 
rc@73:  Start the server:
rc@73: 
rc@73:     $ npm start
rc@73: 
rc@73: ## Features
rc@73: 
rc@73:   * Robust routing
rc@73:   * HTTP helpers (redirection, caching, etc)
rc@73:   * View system supporting 14+ template engines
rc@73:   * Content negotiation
rc@73:   * Focus on high performance
rc@73:   * Executable for generating applications quickly
rc@73:   * High test coverage
rc@73: 
rc@73: ## Philosophy
rc@73: 
rc@73:   The Express philosophy is to provide small, robust tooling for HTTP servers, making
rc@73:   it a great solution for single page applications, web sites, hybrids, or public
rc@73:   HTTP APIs.
rc@73: 
rc@73:   Express does not force you to use any specific ORM or template engine. With support for over
rc@73:   14 template engines via [Consolidate.js](http://github.com/visionmedia/consolidate.js),
rc@73:   you can quickly craft your perfect framework.
rc@73: 
rc@73: ## More Information
rc@73: 
rc@73:   * [Website and Documentation](http://expressjs.com/) stored at [visionmedia/expressjs.com](https://github.com/visionmedia/expressjs.com)
rc@73:   * Join #express on freenode
rc@73:   * [Google Group](http://groups.google.com/group/express-js) for discussion
rc@73:   * Follow [tjholowaychuk](http://twitter.com/tjholowaychuk) and [defunctzombie](https://twitter.com/defunctzombie) on twitter for updates
rc@73:   * Visit the [Wiki](http://github.com/visionmedia/express/wiki)
rc@73:   * [Русскоязычная документация](http://jsman.ru/express/)
rc@73:   * Run express examples [online](https://runnable.com/express)
rc@73: 
rc@73: ## Viewing Examples
rc@73: 
rc@73: Clone the Express repo, then install the dev dependencies to install all the example / test suite dependencies:
rc@73: 
rc@73:     $ git clone git://github.com/visionmedia/express.git --depth 1
rc@73:     $ cd express
rc@73:     $ npm install
rc@73: 
rc@73: Then run whichever tests you want:
rc@73: 
rc@73:     $ node examples/content-negotiation
rc@73: 
rc@73: You can also view live examples here:
rc@73: 
rc@73: <a href="https://runnable.com/express" target="_blank"><img src="https://runnable.com/external/styles/assets/runnablebtn.png" style="width:67px;height:25px;"></a>
rc@73: 
rc@73: ## Running Tests
rc@73: 
rc@73: To run the test suite, first invoke the following command within the repo, installing the development dependencies:
rc@73: 
rc@73:     $ npm install
rc@73: 
rc@73: Then run the tests:
rc@73: 
rc@73: ```sh
rc@73: $ npm test
rc@73: ```
rc@73: 
rc@73: ## Contributors
rc@73:   
rc@73:   Author: [TJ Holowaychuk](http://github.com/visionmedia)  
rc@73:   Lead Maintainer: [Roman Shtylman](https://github.com/defunctzombie)  
rc@73:   Contributors: https://github.com/visionmedia/express/graphs/contributors  
rc@73: 
rc@73: ## License
rc@73: 
rc@73: MIT