Install packages using npm
npm i nodemon npm i mongodb npm i mongoose
Create models.js file Create db-connection.js file Connect to db-connection.js file in server.js with express
Add in mongo db connection string in env file
At this point you can work on adding in routes to api.js and fullfil user stories
First I started with adding in the required packaged in the models.js as well as the db-connection.js file
From here it is just working on creating funcitonality of the api routes.