https://github.com/emanuelefavero/restful
This is a backend RESTful API created with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.
https://github.com/emanuelefavero/restful
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This is a backend RESTful API created with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/emanuelefavero/restful
- Owner: emanuelefavero
- License: mit
- Created: 2022-09-25T05:09:56.000Z (about 3 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2022-09-25T05:10:11.000Z (about 3 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-29T16:13:18.265Z (7 months ago)
- Language: JavaScript
- Size: 26.4 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE.md
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# RESTful API with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB
This is a backend RESTful API created with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB. It is a simple API that allows you to create, read, update, and delete users. You can use this template to create your own API or test any front end application that requires a backend
## Installation
1. Sign Up or Login to [mongoDB](https://account.mongodb.com/account/login)
2. Create a new cluster
3. Create a new database user
4. Whitelist your IP address
5. Create a new database and connect to it
6. Clone this repository
7. Create a .env file in the root directory
8. Add the following to the .env file: `DATABASE_URL=your_mongo_uri`
NOTE: _Replace `your_mongo_uri` with your mongoDB connection string (that you will find when clicking on connect to cluster on the mongoDB website)_
9. Run `npm install` to install all dependencies
10. Run `npm start` to start the server
NOTE: _This API will create a new database called `users` and a new collection called `users` and_