Node.js Express MongoDB Project

This is a Node.js application built with Express and MongoDB that demonstrates how to create a web application using MVC architecture. The project uses EJS templates for views and serves static files from the public folder.

Features

Server and routing handled by Express.js, database management with MongoDB, MVC structure with Models, Views, Controllers, dynamic frontend using EJS, and static files served from the public folder.

Project Structure

controllers/ handles request logic, models/ contains MongoDB schemas, routes/ defines Express routes, views/ contains EJS templates, public/ contains static files (CSS, JS), app.js is the main application file, and package.json lists project dependencies.

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/Mats914/Node-js-express-mongodb.git && cd Node-js-express-mongodb
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Set up MongoDB: run locally or use MongoDB Atlas and update the connection string in app.js if needed
4. Start the application: npm start or node app.js
5. Open in your browser: http://localhost:3000

Usage

Add, view, update, and delete data via the web interface. Routes and logic are in routes/ and controllers/, templates are in views/ using EJS.

Dependencies

express, mongoose, ejs, body-parser, nodemon (optional for development)