Expressjs + MongoDB

When you use this template, make sure that you CHANGE the author name from package.json file and edit this README.md file.

💻 Environment setup for Running Locally

To Use this Starter Template locally, follow these steps:

1. Install NodeJs, MongoDB and MongoDB Compass (optional) on your machine.

2. Clone the project repository:

   git clone https://github.com/itsMinar/express-mongodb-starter.git

3. Navigate to the project directory.

   cd express-mongodb-starter

4. Remove the git initialization (.git) file (don't use powershell) -

   rm -rf .git*

5. Create .env file in the root folder and copy paste the content of .env.sample, and add necessary credentials.

6. Install the packages:

   npm install

7. Run the project (Development):

   npm run dev

8. Access the APIs at the specified endpoints.

💻 Deploy on Vercel for Free

To Deploy this app for free on Vercel, follow these steps:

1. Create vercel.json file in the root folder and copy paste the content given bellow:

{
  "version": 2,
  "builds": [
    {
      "src": "src/index.js",
      "use": "@vercel/node"
    }
  ],
  "routes": [
    {
      "src": "/(.*)",
      "dest": "src/index.js"
    }
  ]
}