https://github.com/conorheffron/mern-sandbox

Playground to learn: Sample HR System to perform CRUD operations on Employee records
https://github.com/conorheffron/mern-sandbox

compass express-js express-rate-limit javascript mern mern-crud mern-stack mern-stack-development mongodb mongodb-compass mongodb-database node-js rate-limiting react request-rate-limiter

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Playground to learn: Sample HR System to perform CRUD operations on Employee records

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/conorheffron/mern-sandbox
• Owner: conorheffron
• License: mit
• Created: 2024-07-26T22:13:18.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2026-03-29T14:29:06.000Z (2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-03-29T17:33:07.545Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: compass, express-js, express-rate-limit, javascript, mern, mern-crud, mern-stack, mern-stack-development, mongodb, mongodb-compass, mongodb-database, node-js, rate-limiting, react, request-rate-limiter
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.74 MB
• Stars: 6
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# mern-sandbox

# Tech

- MERN Stack, Node v24, npm v11.6.2

#### Install MongoDB Community Version & Run Server

```

docker pull mongodb/mongodb-community-server:latest

docker run --name mongodb -p 27017:27017 -d mongodb/mongodb-community-server:latest

```

![docker-ps](./screenshots/docker-ps.png?raw=true "Docker Processes")

#### Use MongoDB Compass Client to verify DB & Data

![compass-client](./screenshots/compass.png?raw=true "Compass Client")

##### Start backend server in VS Code & see logs per CRUD operation

```

cd mern-sandbox/server

npm install

npm start

```

![run-server](./screenshots/run-server.png?raw=true "Run Backend")

##### Start Web/Client server in VS Code (new terminal tab)

```

cd mern-sandbox/client

npm install

npm run dev

```

![run-client](./screenshots/run-client.png?raw=true "Run Frontend")

#### View UI (use `chrome dev tools` to see client side logging)

```

http://localhost:5173/

```

![local-ui](./screenshots/local-ui-running.png?raw=true "Local UI")