README.md

Arcjet Rate Limit with Express for Node.js

This example shows how to use Arcjet with a Node.js Express server.

From the root of the project, install the SDK dependencies.
```
npm ci
```
Enter this directory and install the example's dependencies.
```
cd examples/nodejs-express-rate-limit
npm ci
```
Rename .env.local.example to .env.local and add your Arcjet key.
Start the server.
```
npm start
```
This assumes you're using Node.js 20 or later because the start script loads a local environment file with --env-file. If you're using an older version of Node.js, you can use a package like dotenv to load the environment file.
Visit http://localhost:3000/.
Refresh the page to trigger the rate limit.