MongoDB and Express.js REST API sample application

This repository contains the sample application for the MongoDB and Express.js REST API tutorial.

main workflow

How To Run

  1. You can follow the Getting Started with Atlas guide, to learn how to create a free Atlas account, create your first cluster and get your Connection String to the database. Then, set the Atlas URI connection parameter in server/config.env to your Connection String:
ATLAS_URI=mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@sandbox.jadwj.mongodb.net/myFirstDatabase?retryWrites=true&w=majority
  1. Start the Express server:
cd server
npm install
npm install -g nodemon
nodemon server
  1. Start the React app:
cd app/listings/
npm install
npm start

Disclaimer

Use at your own risk; not a supported MongoDB product