MEAN Stack Example Tutorial from Thinkster.io

This project was a result of me following the MEAN stack tutorial on Thinkster.io. It's a really great tutorial that walks you through and gives you a good understanding about MEAN in general.

Prerequisites

####(assuming you're starting from a clean machine)

Node.js / NPM - Download and Install Node.js. You can also follow this gist for a quick and easy way to install Node.js and npm
MongoDB - Download and Install MongoDB - Make sure mongod is running on the default port (27017). Also, create a folder in the root directory (C:\ in windows, / in OSX/*nix), called \data\db (C:\data\db or /data/db).
GIT - Download, Install, and Configure Git

Tools Prerequisites (all easily installed via `npm`!)

Bower - Web package manager.

$ npm install -g bower
$ npm install -g bower

Gulp - JavaScript Task Runner

$ npm install -g gulp
$ npm install --save-dev gulp

Additional Packages Utilized

Express - Defined as npm module in the package.json file.
Mongoose - Defined as npm module in the package.json file.
Passport - Defined as npm module in the package.json file.
AngularJS - Defined as bower module in the bower.json file.
Twitter Bootstrap - Defined as bower module in the bower.json file.

Getting Started After Pre-requisites

Clone this repository into your directory via git and download dependencies

$ [sudo] git clone [url] <dirName>
$ cd <dirName>
$ npm install
$ bower install

You should now have all required packages installed in your directory. Simply start the server with the Gulp command:

$ gulp

Once running, simply open a browser and go to:

http://localhost:3000

License

This code is free of license, however, referenced 3rd party components are likely bound by their own terms and licenses.