Task Manager

A mini project I did following a guide to better understand back end development.
I used Node, Express and MongoDB Atlas.

Quick Start

Step 1: Clone repository

git clone https://github.com/timothyckl/Task-Manager.git

Step 2: Change directory to wherever repository was cloned

Example:

Desktop/
┗ task-manager/
┗ homework-folder ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Type in the command prompt:

cd Desktop/task-manager

Step 3: Install dependencies

npm i

Step 4: Set up MogoDB Atlas Sign up for a free account at https://www.mongodb.com/

Select the "Shared" cloud database option & click "Create":

Choose a cloud provider & region (in this case I chose AWS & Singapore)

Wait for your cluster to be created, then select the "Database Access" on the left navigation tab.

Click "Add New Database User", with the following selected:

Leave the other settings as default and select "Add User".

Note: Please choose a more secure password then in the example.

Next, select the "Network Access" on the left navigation tab.

Choose whether you want to allow access your current IP or from anywhere.

Head back the "Databases" page on the left navigation tab and click "Connect".

Select the second option, "Connect your application":

Copy the connection string and paste it in a new .env file within your repository:

# .env file

MONGO_URI=mongodb+srv://root:<password>@cluster0.fr0ew.mongodb.net/myFirstDatabase?retryWrites=true&w=majority

Note: Remember to replace with the password previously set for your database user.

Step 5: Run app.js

npm start
# or
node ./app.js