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Client App using NPM

Here are the steps to create a simple app using npm and adding an HTTP server to serve the index.html file using npm script commands:

Create a new project folder, open terminal, and navigate to the folder.

2. Run the following command to initialize the project and create a package.json file:
npm init

3. Install the http-server package as a dev dependency:
npm install http-server --save-dev

4. Create an index.html file in the project folder.

5. Add a script to the scripts section of the package.json file to start the HTTP server:
"start": "http-server"

6. Start the HTTP server by running the following command:
npm run start

7. Access the app by visiting http://localhost:8080 in your browser.
Now you have a simple app that serves the index.html file using the HTTP server started by the npm script command.

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