Express Todo (MIT License)

Express Todo is a simple todo list web application in ExpressJS with MongoDB storage.

Installation

Clone this repo into a local directory. For example:

cd ~
git clone https://github.com/tmillican/express-todo.git

The remaining instructions will assume you cloned this repo into ~/express-todo/.

Local Deployment

Mac users installing components via homebrew should run brew update once before continuing.

Install Node

Go to http://nodejs.org and install NodeJS.

Mac users may wish to install via homebrew:

brew install node npm

Install and Start MongoDB

Go to https://www.mongodb.com and click "Get MonogoDB" in the upper right:

Select the "Community Server" tab, then download and install MonogDB.

See https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/administration/install-community for detailed installation instructions.

Or, if using homebrew on Mac:

brew install mongodb

Create a data directory for MongoDB. For example:

mkdir -p ~/mongo/db

Start the MongoDB server:

mongod --dbpath <path to data directory>

If you omit the --dbpath option, the default path is /data/db.

Install NodeJS Dependencies

Change into the Express Todo directory:

cd ~/express-todo

Install all the NodeJS dependencies:

npm install

Run NodeJS

Run the app with:

node start.js

Then navigate to http://localhost:3000