Getting started

Installation

This API uses the following things:

• nodejs and npm
• express framework
  • npm install express --save
• MongoDB database
  • note: one must create a the file path data\db in their C:\
• Nodejs driver for mongoDB
  • npm install mongodb
• npm install body-parser

Adjusting the settings

There are several things that need to be adjusted:

• variable url must be adjusted to the correct port that the mongoDB instance is running on. more info
• variable collect must be adjusted to the correct collection that the documents will be stored in.

Running the database

(Please note: database is not working) Once everything has been correctly installed, one must do several things: To run the database, navigate to the file the mongoDB file was installed to: (most often in "c:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.2\bin)

mongod.exe

#Running the API Once the database is up and running, open up a seperate terminal, and navigate to the folder your server.js file is located. Once there run the command: node server.js

if everything was correctly installed, the terminal should look something like so: Example app listening at http://:::8081

The API is now successfully running! _{(Unlike the Jeb Bush campaign)}