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Selenium JavaScript Installation And Setup

How To Setup Selenium With JavaScript ?

Prerequisites :

=> Copy the full path of node.js folder,goto system properties environment variable,edit path variable in system variables and paste the path there.

To verify installation of - 1. Node.js : Run command "node -v". 2. NPM : Run command "npm -v". ​​


  • Install a code editor (VS code recommended).

​ Steps to Setup Selenium with JavaScript :
  • Open VS code(or any other editor).

  • Create a new project folder(SeleniumJS) in the workspace.

  • Open terminal in the editor.

  • Navigate to that created directory using 'cd' command.

  • Initialize the project folder using the command - "npm init -y" (Here '-y' is optional and is used to skip the description).

=> It will create a 'package.json' file within the project folder which contains description about dependencies,versions and other details. ​

  • Install selenium webdriver using command - "npm install selenium-webdriver".

=> A library named 'node_modules' will be added to your project folder which contains essential libraries for automation. ​​

  • Install drivers for web browsers using command -"npm install chromedriver".

=> 'chromedriver' library will be added in node_modules. ​


  • Setup has done successfully.

​ ​ ​ Refer next page First Test In Selenium JavaScript
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