# Project Setup

**What We Are Doing:**

* Initializing a Node.js/Express project.
* Installing necessary dependencies.
* Preparing the base structure for integration with the Issuer and Verifier.

**Why:** We need a backend server that:

* Interacts with the Issuer to request credential issuance.
* Interacts with the Verifier to request verification.
* Serves a frontend for user input and QR code display.

**Steps:**

1. Create a new directory and initialize a Node.js project:

```bash
    mkdir -p evdi-tutorial/{src,public} && \
    touch evdi-tutorial/src/{index.js,issuer-routes.js,verifier-routes.js,authorization-routes.js} \
      evdi-tutorial/public/{index.html,dashboard.html} \
      evdi-tutorial/.env
    cd evdi-tutorial
    npm init -y
```

Project structure:

```
 evdi-tutorial/
   src/
     index.js
     issuer-routes.js
     verifier-routes.js
     authorization-routes.js
   public/
     index.html
     dashboard.html
   .env
```

2. Install dependencies:

```bash
 npm install express dotenv @empe/verifier-client @empe/identity jsonwebtoken node-fetch
```

Next, we will deploy an Issuer service via the One-Click Deployment portal.


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