GraphQL Server, TypeScript, and Node Dependencies

Learn how to set up a GraphQL server locally, run TypeScript to type check your application's code, and enable the use of the use-debounce and react-final-form packages in a React application.

Setting Up a Local GraphQL Server

Using an existing GraphQL server

We could build a new GraphQL server from scratch, but in this course we are focused on building a client to talk with an existing GraphQL server. Fortunately, we do not have to build a new server because we can clone an existing server created using an Apollo library called Apollo Server. Click this link to access it.

Installing dependencies and starting the server

This application uses Apollo Server to read from a local GraphQL server. We can install this application’s dependencies using this command:

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