Summary
In this chapter, we introduced the benefits of using an ORM and what Sequelize has to offer. We learned how to set up our development/local environment to run a DBMS (MySQL) and the Node.js runtime. We then scaffolded a project using npm and the Sequelize CLI and integrated the Sequelize library with the Express web framework.
In the next chapter, we will begin inserting data into our database and define Sequelize models.