Steps to render the JSON data in the EJS template

Step 1: Create a new server using the following command.

npm init -y

Step 2: Install the necessary package in your application using the following command.

npm i express ejs

Step 3: Define the JSON data in the carsData.json file.

{
    "cars": [
      {
        "name": "Audi",
        "model": "A4",
        "price": 50000
      },
      {
        "name": "BMW",
        "model": "X5",
        "price": 60000
      },
      {
        "name": "Mercedes",
        "model": "C-Class",
        "price": 55000
      },
      {
        "name": "Toyota",
        "model": "Camry",
        "price": 35000
      }
    ]
}

EJS (Embedded JavaScript) is a templating language that allows dynamic content generation in NodeJS applications. It allows us to embed JavaScript code directly into Our HTML code, and with the help of that we can generate the dynamic content on the server side. So with the help of ejs, we can perform SSR(Server-Side-Rendering).

In this tutorial, we’ll learn about the following approaches to render JSON in EJS and Express.