Install Node.js & Setup Playwright Project in JavaScript (2025 Beginner Guide)

🎙️ Host (screen share with browser):
Steps:
Open your browser

Download the LTS version (recommended for most users)

🎯 Once installed, open your terminal or command prompt and type:
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node -v
npm -v

🎙️ Host (VS Code or terminal view):
“Now let’s create our Playwright project the easy way using the official Playwright initializer.”
Step-by-step:
Create a folder for your project
Example:

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mkdir playwright-js-tutorial
cd playwright-js-tutorial

Now run the magic command:

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🎯 This command does everything for you!
You’ll see prompts like:
“Do you want to use TypeScript or JavaScript?”
👉 Choose JavaScript

“Where to put tests?”
👉 Just press Enter for the default (tests/)

“Add a GitHub Actions workflow?”
👉 Choose No, unless you know you need it

“Install browsers?”
👉 Say Yes

🚀 Within seconds, Playwright sets up:
Project structure ✅

Test config ✅

Browsers ✅

Sample tests ✅

🧪 [PART 3: Exploring the Generated Project – 4:30–6:00]
🎙️ Host:
“Let’s look at what Playwright created for us.”
🗂 Folder Structure:

node_modules/ → Installed libraries

✅ You can start writing tests right away — no extra setup needed!

🧪 [PART 4: Run Your First Test – 6:00–7:30]
🎙️ Host (terminal screen):
“Let’s run the default test and see Playwright in action!”
In your terminal:
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npx playwright test

✅ Output shows test progress:
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Running 1 test using 1 worker

🎉 Boom! You just ran your first automated test using Playwright!

📊 [BONUS: View HTML Report – 7:30–8:00]
🎙️ Host:
“Want to see a beautiful visual report of your test results?”
Just run:
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npx playwright show-report

🧠 This opens a browser-based report with detailed logs, screenshots, and more.

🧼 [Optional: Clean Up Sample Test – 8:00–8:30]
🎙️ Host:
“If you want to delete the sample test and start fresh, just remove the example file from the tests/ folder.
We’ll be creating our own tests from the next video onwards!”

Whether you’re a total beginner or just trying Playwright for the first time, this tutorial will help you get started fast with real-time explanation, terminal walkthrough, and first test demo.
✅ Topics Covered:

Choosing JavaScript for setup

Installing Playwright browsers

Running your first Playwright test

Understanding folder structure

Viewing HTML test reports

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