foundation-react-express-mongodb

Boiler plate for a React, Express.js and MongoDB stack

Setup via Docker (Suggested)

• Make sure you have Docker installed
• Run docker-compose up
• Use docker ps to check containers are up and running
• Use docker-compose down to shut down containers

Setup Manually

• npm install
• If running with local database:
  • Ensure mongodb is installed
  • Start mongo daemon
    • Option 1: In terminal
      • mongod
    • Option 2: As a daemon
      • If initial run, mkdir ~/log
      • mongod --fork --logpath ~/log/mongodb.log
• Update config.json with relevant mongo url
• mongo
• Start:
  • Development: npm run dev
  • Production: npm start