EJS Template in Node JS with Example

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3 min readJul 25, 2023
EJS Template in Node JS

Hi friends, in this tutorial you will learn how to use ejs template in Node JS with an example to render HTML files with the help of a template engine without using any html extension. In order to proceed, let us discuss ejs template.

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ejs template is an embedded javascript template engine by which we can display HTML files directly from the folder of your root directory. In this case, the folder name should be “views” by default.

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Steps to use ejs template in Node JS

Step 1:- Install the ejs npm package using the below command in the terminal as shown below.

Step 2:- Now, you can see the ejs dependency inside the package.json file as shown below.

Step 3:- Now, initialize the express JS packages and modules using the const keyword as shown below.

const express = require('express');

Step 4:- Now, declare another variable “data” to use the feature and functionality…

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