Did you create a project from scratch starting from zero?

Yes, creating a project from scratch usually begins with initializing the project structure and setting up the environment. In the case of Node.js, it might look like this:

1. Create a new project folder and navigate into it.
2. Initialize the project with the command:

npm init

This will create a package.json file, which describes dependencies and scripts.

3. Install necessary dependencies:

npm install express

4. Create the main file, for example index.js, and write the basic code:

const express = require('express');
const app = express();

app.get('/', (req, res) => {
  res.send('Hello World!');
});

app.listen(3000, () => {
  console.log('Server started on port 3000');
});

5. Run the application:

node index.js

Thus, a minimal working project is created from scratch, which can be expanded and configured.