https://github.com/mdn/express-locallibrary-tutorial

Local Library website written in NodeJS/Express; example for the MDN server-side development NodeJS module: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Server-side/Express_Nodejs.
https://github.com/mdn/express-locallibrary-tutorial

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Local Library website written in NodeJS/Express; example for the MDN server-side development NodeJS module: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Server-side/Express_Nodejs.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mdn/express-locallibrary-tutorial
• Owner: mdn
• License: cc0-1.0
• Created: 2016-12-15T06:55:35.000Z (about 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-12-04T09:35:36.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-02T15:02:02.728Z (19 days ago)
• Topics: demo, example, express, nodejs, webapp
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 645 KB
• Stars: 1,237
• Watchers: 45
• Forks: 696
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
  • Codeowners: .github/CODEOWNERS

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# express-locallibrary-tutorial

Tutorial "Local Library" website written in in Node/Express.

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This web application creates an online catalog for a small local library, where users can browse available books and manage their accounts.

![A UML diagram showing the relation of database entities in this example repository](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdn/express-locallibrary-tutorial/main/public/images/Library%20Website%20-%20Mongoose_Express.png)

For more information see the associated [MDN tutorial home page](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Server-side/Express_Nodejs/Tutorial_local_library_website).

> **Note** The [auth branch](/../../tree/auth) in this repository implements an _unsupported_ and _undocumented_ version of the library with User Authentication and Authorization. This may be a useful starting point for some users.

## Quick Start

To get this project up and running locally on your computer:

1. Set up a [Node.js](https://wiki.developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Server-side/Express_Nodejs/development_environment) development environment.

2. Once you have node setup install the project in the root of your clone of this repo:

   ```bash

   npm install

   ```

3. Run the tutorial server, using the appropriate command line shell for your environment:

   ```bash

   # Linux terminal

   DEBUG=express-locallibrary-tutorial:* npm run devstart

   

   # Windows Powershell

   $ENV:DEBUG = "express-locallibrary-tutorial:*"; npm start

   ```

4. Open a browser to  to open the library site.

> **Note:** The library uses a default MongoDB database hosted on [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.mongodb.com/cloud/atlas). You should use a different database for your own code experiments.