npm init -y

npm i express mongoose dotenv node-geocoder cors npm i -D nodemon

How to use dotenv : Under config folder create config.env Add some dummy values like below

NODE_ENV=development PORT=5000

SAVE_TO_CSV=false SAVE_TO_JSON=false

MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/my_db

Some boilerplate :

https://github.com/maitraysuthar/rest-api-nodejs-mongodb