Step1: Make Two Folders, Backend and Frontend Step 2: cd into Backend cd .\backend
Step 3: Initialise npm (node package manager) npm init -y #Here '-y' or '--yes' is a flag, for assigning Default Values in package.json Step 4: Install Express npm install express OR npm install express@4.18.2 Step 5: Make a File inside \backend
touch server.js step 6: change "type" in package.json to "module"; for using ES6 syntax.

Step 7: After Setting-up with express, nodemon. It's time for mongoDB. MongoDB is for beginners, with no schema. Since, we will be learning Real - life Projects, we will jump to use mongoose. Mongoose is similiar to mongodb Driver but more advance with maintaining schema. npm install mongoose@7.0.3

Step 8: Create a .env file, that will work as an environment variable, you may access keys and Values as: process.env.<KEY_NAME>

Step 9: Define a Schema and use it to perform a CRUD Operation via Controllers.