Web Application Development with MEAN

Installing Socket.io

Before you can use the Socket.io module, you will need to install it using npm. To do so, change your package.json file as follows:

{
  "name": "MEAN",
  "version": "0.0.9",
  "dependencies": {
    "express": "~4.8.8",
    "morgan": "~1.3.0",
    "compression": "~1.0.11",
    "body-parser": "~1.8.0",
    "method-override": "~2.2.0",
    "express-session": "~1.7.6",
    "ejs": "~1.0.0",
    "connect-flash": "~0.1.1",
    "mongoose": "~3.8.15",
    "passport": "~0.2.1",
    "passport-local": "~1.0.0",
    "passport-facebook": "~1.0.3",
    "passport-twitter": "~1.0.2",
    "passport-google-oauth": "~0.1.5",
    "socket.io": "~1.1.0"
  }
}

To install the Socket.io module, go to your application's root folder and issue the following command in your command-line tool:

$ npm install

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