Moving an npm project in JavaScript

The node_modules folder takes up a lot of space and contains plenty of small files. Therefore, when you upload your project to a hosting or give a project to a colleague, you shouldn't give a folder with libraries.

The fact is that your colleague can easily install the libraries specified in a package.json file. Let's see how it's done. Place the following file in an empty folder:

package.json{
  "dependencies": {
    "jquery": "^3.6.1",
    "lodash": "^4.17.21"
  }
}

Now run the terminal command that will install all the projects described in package.json:

terminalnpm install

package.json{
  "dependencies": {
    "jquery": "^3.6.1",
    "underscore": "^1.13.6"
  },
           "devDependencies": {
    "webpack": "^5.74.0"
  }
}