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+====== Automatic reload node.js files ======
+We'll use nodemon for this.
+<note warning>
+Nodemon is a tool meant for development. It should not be used in a production environment.
+</note>
+===== Install =====
+To automatic load the files, without a restart being needed, we should install:
+<code>
+npm install --save-dev nodemon
+</code>
+The --save-dev flag saves nodemon as a development dependency, meaning it won't be installed in production environments. \\ \\
+===== Usage =====
+==== Use nodemon instead of node ====
+Once installed, you can start your application with nodemon instead of node. For example, if you have a file server.js, you would start it with nodemon as follows:
+<code>
+npx nodemon server.js
+</code>
+This starts the server.js application and monitors for any changes. \\ If nodemon detects any changes in your source files, it will automatically restart your server.
+==== Npm scripts ====
+You can also add nodemon as a start script in your package.json. This way, you can start your application with nodemon by running npm start. \\
+Here is an example of how you would do this:
+<code>
+"scripts": {
+    "start": "nodemon server.js"
+}
+</code>
+To run it:
+<code>
+npm start
+</code>