How to make small changes in Node.js projects?

Question

Node.js

How to work with simple projects from a PC that does not have a development environment installed?
Having experience with PHP, you can simply go through the host panel and use a text editor to correct the code.
Then download, check the files for changes, etc.

If I understand correctly, then projects on Node.js have a development environment, then they need to be deployed to production, i.e. there may be js files merged into a heap, etc.
The default development environment is set on the localhost and it is not yet clear how to combine development and production in the simplest possible way.

Answer 1

If you are not going to assemble the project and put it into production, then you do not need anything other than downloading the project.
Download the unbuilt project and change whatever your heart desires there, but in order to build it, you still have to install the dependencies via npm install or via yarn and build, but I think you yourself will understand how to do it