MERN Boilerplate (LITE)

A simple boilerplate for creating Web Applications involving React, Express, Node, and MongoDB

Getting Started

1. Install Node.js

2. Install MongoDB

   brew install mongodb (If you have Homebrew)

3. Copy the Project Repo into your own directory

   git clone [email protected]:alexander-lee/MERN-boilerplate-lite.git

4. Install all the Dependencies

   npm install

5. Install Gulp globally

   npm install -global gulp-cli

6. Start the Node Server

   npm start or gulp

Setting up the Database

1. Create a Directory for MongoDB to live in (Create the folder data/db at your root).

   mkdir -p /data/db

2. Make sure your directory has the right permissions

   chmod 0755 /data/db && sudo chown $USER /data/db

3. Create a Database (if you didn't make one yet)

   mongo use sampledb

4. Add your Database to the configuration file (config.js)

5. Before you start the Node Server, start your Mongo Process

   mongod --dbpath /data/db

File Structure

• /bin holds the Server Script (Don't Touch)
• /public holds static/public files
• /client is your Front-End (Client-side) React Components
• /models holds all of your MongoDB models
• /routes holds all of our Backend Routing
• /styles is where you write your Sass (SCSS) files
• /views is where you write your .ejs files (Including CDN scripts)

Useful Readings

• React Router Documentation
• Mongoose Documentation
• Mongo & Mongoose Cheatsheet
• Express Cheatsheet