title: How to run node.js applications locally for development
body: <p>I am new to <code>node.js</code>,today I joined in another team they are working with <code>node.js,backbone.js,marionette.js and sqlserver</code>.I have an idea about <code>backbone,Marionette</code> but I never work on <code>node.js</code>.They asked me to clone the <code>git</code> repository,As per their suggestion I installed <code>node.js</code>.</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/D0rtD.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>After cloning the repository,I got the files just in the following way.</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/QvFUS.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>I opened <code>node_modules</code> folder,It has nearly 10 sub-folders are there.</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/WKL8z.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p><code>node-sqlserver</code> doesn't have any files inside.might be because of that I am getting the following error while server running time.</p>
  
  <p>I ran the server with the following command</p>
  
  <pre><code>node server.js local
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>getting the following error</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/n2ubR.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>I don't know,why I am getting.can anyone help me.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>