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Open up your favourite terminal (and navigate somewhere you want to download the repository to) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n1. Make sure you have NodeJS installed. Test by  entering \u003cbr\u003e\n$ `node -v` \u003cbr\u003e\nIf this returns a version number, NodeJS is installed. **If not**, get NodeJS \u003ca href=\"https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n2. Clone the repository and navigate to it. If you have Git installed, type \u003cbr\u003e\n$ `git clone https://github.com/NullDev/REST-API-Boilerplate.git \u0026\u0026 cd REST-API-Boilerplate` \u003cbr\u003e\nIf not, download it \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/NullDev/REST-API-Boilerplate/archive/master.zip\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e and extract the ZIP file.\u003cbr\u003e\nThen navigate to the folder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n3. Install all dependencies by typing \u003cbr\u003e\n$ `npm install`\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n4. 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