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:

{
	"dependencies": {
		"jquery": "^3.6.1",
		"lodash": "^4.17.21"
	}
}

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

npm install

Let them send you the following package.json:

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

Put it in an empty folder and run the installation of libraries from this file.