Unable to run ethers.getSigner() from the (nodeJS?) console - solidity

Question

I am following a Hardhat intro tutorial by Reanblock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osHk0eEsjDM and I am stuck in the last few minutes of the video.
I have a simple hardhat.config.js file as follows:
require("#nomiclabs/hardhat-waffle");
require("#nomiclabs/hardhat-web3");
require('solidity-coverage');
task("accounts", "Prints the list of accounts", async (taskArgs, hre) => {
const accounts = await hre.ethers.getSigners();
for (const account of accounts) {
console.log(account.address);
}
});
task("azbalance", "-prints a/c balances- ")
.addParam("azaccount", "the accounts address")
.setAction(async (taskArgs) => {
const account = web3.utils.toChecksumAddress(taskArgs.azaccount);
const balance = await web3.eth.getBalance(account);
console.log(web3.utils.fromWei(balance, "ether"), "ETH");
})
/**
* #type import('hardhat/config').HardhatUserConfig
*/
module.exports = {
solidity: "0.8.4",
};
I successfully created a node in another terminal using the command:
npx hardhat node
I am able to deploy the contract using the following command.
npx hardhat run scripts/sample-script.js --network localhost
on the console I type:
npx hardhat console --network localhost
so far it has been working as expected.
on the (NodeJS ? ) console when I type
acc = await ethers.getSigner()
I get the following error:
Uncaught TypeError: ethers.getSigner is not a function
at REPL1:1:47
my goal is to get the account address using the command:
acc.address
**** Apologies if used the terms Terminal and Console incorrectly. I'm yet to figure out its proper usage ***

Answer 1

Where do you run the command npx hardhat console --network localhost?
Make sure you run from the folder contained the hardhat.config.js file.
Please try with the simple config first:
require("#nomiclabs/hardhat-waffle");
module.exports = {
solidity: "0.8.4",
defaultNetwork: "localhost",
networks: {
localhost: {
url: "http://127.0.0.1:8545"
}
}
};
You should able to achieve