block1.shell

# create an empty directory and traverse inside it
mkdir mern-material-demo

# initialize it with npm
npm init -y

# install server side dependencies (initially)
yarn add express mongoose cookie-parser express-jwt jsonwebtoken

# use babel for import statements in Node
yarn add -D babel-cli babel-preset-env babel-watch

# create a client using create-react-app from root
create-react-app client