diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ec7d52f..d4b5891 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,41 +1,43 @@
 # Node.js Rest APIs with Express, Sequelize & MySQL example
 
 For more detail, please visit:
-> [Build Node.js Rest APIs with Express, Sequelize & MySQL](https://bezkoder.com/node-js-express-sequelize-mysql/)
+> [Build Node.js Rest APIs with Express, Sequelize & MySQL](https://www.bezkoder.com/node-js-express-sequelize-mysql/)
 
-> [Server side Pagination in Node.js with Sequelize and MySQL](https://bezkoder.com/node-js-sequelize-pagination-mysql/)
+> [Server side Pagination in Node.js with Sequelize and MySQL](https://www.bezkoder.com/node-js-sequelize-pagination-mysql/)
 
-> [Deploying/Hosting Node.js app on Heroku with MySQL database](https://bezkoder.com/deploy-node-js-app-heroku-cleardb-mysql/)
+> [Deploying/Hosting Node.js app on Heroku with MySQL database](https://www.bezkoder.com/deploy-node-js-app-heroku-cleardb-mysql/)
 
 Security:
-> [Node.js Express: JWT example | Token Based Authentication & Authorization](https://bezkoder.com/node-js-jwt-authentication-mysql/)
+> [Node.js Express: JWT example | Token Based Authentication & Authorization](https://www.bezkoder.com/node-js-jwt-authentication-mysql/)
 
 Associations:
-> [Sequelize Associations: One-to-Many Relationship example](https://bezkoder.com/sequelize-associate-one-to-many/)
+> [Sequelize Associations: One-to-Many Relationship example](https://www.bezkoder.com/sequelize-associate-one-to-many/)
 
-> [Sequelize Associations: Many-to-Many Relationship example](https://bezkoder.com/sequelize-associate-many-to-many/)
+> [Sequelize Associations: Many-to-Many Relationship example](https://www.bezkoder.com/sequelize-associate-many-to-many/)
 
 Fullstack:
-> [Vue.js + Node.js + Express + MySQL example](https://bezkoder.com/vue-js-node-js-express-mysql-crud-example/)
+> [Vue.js + Node.js + Express + MySQL example](https://www.bezkoder.com/vue-js-node-js-express-mysql-crud-example/)
 
-> [Vue.js + Node.js + Express + MongoDB example](https://bezkoder.com/vue-node-express-mongodb-mevn-crud/)
+> [Vue.js + Node.js + Express + MongoDB example](https://www.bezkoder.com/vue-node-express-mongodb-mevn-crud/)
 
-> [Angular 8 + Node.js + Express + MySQL example](https://bezkoder.com/angular-node-express-mysql/)
+> [Angular 8 + Node.js + Express + MySQL example](https://www.bezkoder.com/angular-node-express-mysql/)
 
-> [Angular 10 + Node.js + Express + MySQL example](https://bezkoder.com/angular-10-node-js-express-mysql/)
+> [Angular 10 + Node.js + Express + MySQL example](https://www.bezkoder.com/angular-10-node-js-express-mysql/)
 
-> [Angular 11 + Node.js Express + MySQL example](https://bezkoder.com/angular-11-node-js-express-mysql/)
+> [Angular 11 + Node.js + Express + MySQL example](https://www.bezkoder.com/angular-11-node-js-express-mysql/)
 
-> [Angular 12 + Node.js Express + MySQL example](https://bezkoder.com/angular-12-node-js-express-mysql/)
+> [Angular 12 + Node.js + Express + MySQL example](https://www.bezkoder.com/angular-12-node-js-express-mysql/)
 
-> [React + Node.js + Express + MySQL example](https://bezkoder.com/react-node-express-mysql/)
+> [Angular 13 + Node.js + Express + MySQL example](https://www.bezkoder.com/angular-13-node-js-express-mysql/)
+
+> [React + Node.js + Express + MySQL example](https://www.bezkoder.com/react-node-express-mysql/)
 
 Integration (run back-end & front-end on same server/port)
-> [Integrate React with Node.js Restful Services](https://bezkoder.com/integrate-react-express-same-server-port/)
+> [Integrate React with Node.js Restful Services](https://www.bezkoder.com/integrate-react-express-same-server-port/)
 
-> [Integrate Angular with Node.js Restful Services](https://bezkoder.com/integrate-angular-10-node-js/)
+> [Integrate Angular with Node.js Restful Services](https://www.bezkoder.com/integrate-angular-10-node-js/)
 
-> [Integrate Vue with Node.js Restful Services](https://bezkoder.com/serve-vue-app-express/)
+> [Integrate Vue with Node.js Restful Services](https://www.bezkoder.com/serve-vue-app-express/)
 
 ## Project setup
 ```
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 380d2b5..6d87afa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@
   "author": "bezkoder",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
-    "body-parser": "^1.19.0",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "mysql2": "^2.0.2",
-    "sequelize": "^5.21.2"
+    "sequelize": "^6.21.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index b986f4a..54c7e21 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const express = require("express");
-// const bodyParser = require("body-parser"); /* deprecated */
 const cors = require("cors");
 
 const app = express();
@@ -11,14 +10,21 @@ var corsOptions = {
 app.use(cors(corsOptions));
 
 // parse requests of content-type - application/json
-app.use(express.json());  /* bodyParser.json() is deprecated */
+app.use(express.json());
 
 // parse requests of content-type - application/x-www-form-urlencoded
-app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));   /* bodyParser.urlencoded() is deprecated */
+app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
 
 const db = require("./app/models");
 
-db.sequelize.sync();
+db.sequelize.sync()
+  .then(() => {
+    console.log("Synced db.");
+  })
+  .catch((err) => {
+    console.log("Failed to sync db: " + err.message);
+  });
+
 // // drop the table if it already exists
 // db.sequelize.sync({ force: true }).then(() => {
 //   console.log("Drop and re-sync db.");