diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+/node_modules
+yarn.lock
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "todo-api-node",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "body-parser": "^1.18.3",
+    "express": "^4.16.3",
+    "mongodb": "^3.1.6",
+    "mongoose": "^5.2.17"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/playground/mongo-db-connect.js b/playground/mongo-db-connect.js
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+++ b/playground/mongo-db-connect.js
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+const MongoClient = require('mongodb').MongoClient;
+
+MongoClient.connect('mongodb://localhost:27017/TodoApp', { useNewUrlParser: true }, (err, client) => {
+  var db = client.db('TodoApp');  
+
+  if (err) {
+    return console.log('Unable to connect to MongoDb server.');
+  }
+
+  console.log('Connected to MongoDB server.');
+
+  db.collection('Todos').insertOne({
+    text: 'Something to do',
+    completed: 'false'
+  }, (err, result) => {
+    if (err) {
+      return console.log('Unable to insert todo.', err);
+    }
+    console.log(JSON.stringify(result.ops), undefined, 2);
+  });
+
+  client.close();
+});
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diff --git a/server/db/mongoose.js b/server/db/mongoose.js
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+const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+
+mongoose.Promise = global.Promise;
+mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost:27017/TodoApp', { useNewUrlParser: true });
+
+module.exports = { mongoose };
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diff --git a/server/models/todo.js b/server/models/todo.js
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+++ b/server/models/todo.js
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+let mongoose = require('mongoose');
+
+let Todo = mongoose.model('Todo', {
+  text: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true,
+    minlength: 3,
+    trim: true
+  },
+  completed: {
+    type: Boolean,
+    default: false
+  },
+  completed_at: {
+    type: Number,
+    default: null
+  }
+});
+
+module.exports = { Todo };
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diff --git a/server/models/user.js b/server/models/user.js
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+++ b/server/models/user.js
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+let mongoose = require('mongoose');
+
+let User = mongoose.model('User', {
+  email: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true,
+    minlength: 5,
+    trim: true
+  }
+});
+
+module.exports = { User };
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diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
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+let express = require('express');
+let bodyParser = require('body-parser');
+
+let { mongoose } = require('./db/mongoose');
+let { Todo } = require('./models/todo');
+let { User } = require('./models/user');
+
+let app = express();
+
+app.use(bodyParser.json());
+
+app.post('/todos', (req, res) => {
+  let todo = new Todo({
+    text: req.body.text
+  });
+
+  todo.save().then((doc) => {
+    res.send(doc);
+  }, (e) => {
+    res.status(400).send(e);
+  });
+});
+
+app.listen(3000, () => {
+  console.log('Started on port: 3000');
+});
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