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PageTitle: Node.js Debugging Recipes for Visual Studio Code
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# Node.js Debugging Recipes

Visual Studio Code supports debugging of many languages and platforms via debuggers that are either built-in or contributed by extensions.

To make it easier to get started with debugging, we have made a collection of debugging "recipes" which contain the steps and configuration you need to set up debugging for your favorite platform. The recipes are in GitHub at [https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-recipes](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-recipes).

## Debug server-side JavaScript in Node.js

The Visual Studio Code editor supports debugging Node.js applications via the built-in [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) debugger.

![Node.js logo](images/recipes/nodejs.png)

**Recipes:**

- [Debugging Node.js with Nodemon](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-recipes/tree/master/nodemon)

## Debug client-side JavaScript in Google Chrome

The Visual Studio Code editor supports debugging of JavaScript running in [Google Chrome](https://electron.atom.io) applications via the [Debugger for Chrome extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=msjsdiag.debugger-for-chrome).

![JavaScript and Chrome logo](images/recipes/chrome.png)

You can read more about how our Debugger for Chrome works in this introduction [blog post](https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2016/02/23/introducing-chrome-debugger-for-vs-code).

**Recipes:**

- [Debugging Angular apps with Angular CLI](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-recipes/tree/master/Angular-CLI)
- [Debugging Next.js apps](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-recipes/tree/master/Next-js)
- [Debugging Meteor apps](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-recipes/tree/master/meteor)
- [Debugging Vue.js apps](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-recipes/tree/master/vuejs-cli)
- [Debugging Mocha tests](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-recipes/tree/master/debugging-mocha-tests)
- [Debugging Jest tests](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-recipes/tree/master/debugging-jest-tests)

**Blog posts**:

* [Live edit and debug your React apps directly from VS Code](https://medium.com/@auchenberg/live-edit-and-debug-your-react-apps-directly-from-vs-code-without-leaving-the-editor-3da489ed905f)

* [Super-charged live editing and JavaScript debugging for Angular using VS Code](https://medium.com/@auchenberg/super-charged-live-editing-and-javascript-debugging-for-angular-using-visual-studio-code-c29da251ec71)

## Debug Node.js in Docker containers

This recipe shows how to run and debug a VS Code Node.js project written in TypeScript running inside a [Docker](https://www.docker.com) container.

![Node.js TypeScript and Docker logos](images/recipes/node-typescript-docker.png)

**Recipes:**

- [Debugging Node.js with TypeScript in Docker](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-recipes/tree/master/Docker-TypeScript)

## MERN - Mongo, Express, React and Node.js

This recipe shows how to run and debug a MERN (Mongo, Express, React and Node.js) based project in VS Code.

![MERN logos](images/recipes/mern.png)

**Recipes:**

- [Developing the MERN Starter in VS Code](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-recipes/tree/master/MERN-Starter)

## Electron - Debug Electron applications

The Visual Studio Code editor supports debugging [Electron](https://electron.atom.io) applications via the built-in [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) debugger and the [Debugger for Chrome extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=msjsdiag.debugger-for-chrome).

![electron logo](images/recipes/electron.png)

**Recipes:**

- [Debugging Electron Main and Renderer processes](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-recipes/tree/master/Electron)

## Next steps

* [Debugging](/docs/editor/debugging.md) - Read about general VS Code debugging features.
* [Node.js Debugging](/docs/nodejs/nodejs-debugging.md) - Learn about the built-in Node.js debugger.
* [Video: Getting started with Node.js debugging](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oFKNL7vYV8) - Attach to a running Node.js process.