Its asynchronous mechanism gives us an ability to handle complex web scenarios in an easier manner. Node.js provide a non-blocking event-driven system for our applications, and it is one of the fastest growing technologies at the moment. This is the engine both frontend and backend are going to run on. The first thing we need to do is install Node.js. In order for the code that accompanies this post to work, MongoDB server has to run on localhost:27017, and database and collection must be created (if you need a guide for that you can check it out here). This collection will contain document for each user in this structure: We will use the database called – blog, with a collection called – user. The database structure itself stayed the same as in the last post. Also, I tried to explain things that are done in the vertical slices, covering each feature from frontend to backend and then to MongoDB in the end. Also, because of this, I won’t go too deep into the details.įor this demonstration, frontend and backend are stored into different folders so you can run them separately. This is a large ground to cover, so hopefully, this won’t be too overwhelming. So, I’ll try to merge all those information in one large blog post, using simple CRUD example, hoping it will help someone out there on their journey. Information was scattered in many places on the internet, usually covering just one part of the topic. The other reason for making this post is that when I tried to learn MEAN stack quickly, I didn’t find a lot of articles out there that gave me a full preview of how this should be done, and where my priorities should lay. This way we can write the whole web application using just one notation.

The big benefit of this structure is that all technologies involved are based on JavaScript as their language. Node.js and Express handle the backend of such applications, while Angular is in charge of the frontend. MEAN is an acronym for using four technologies MongoDB, Express, Node.js and Angular for creating web applications.

This database got its reputation by being used in the so-called MEAN stack. So, I decided to display how one can use MongoDB in other, debatably, more fitting environment. This is probably not the most natural habitat for MongoDB. In previois articleI explained how to use MongoDB in. I used Windows 8, so installation and running on different OS might differ a bit.). (Notes: Application will work only if MongoDB server is running on localhost:27017. Code that accompanies this article can be downloaded here.

Using mongodb with node js