ExpressJS RESTful Api

RESTful API using MongoDB, ExpressJs, NodeJs

Integrated API Documentation generator using Twig and Bootstrap

Featuring :

• Authentication
• API Documentation generator

Server requirements

• NodeJs
• MongoDB

Installation

Clone Github repository

git clone https://github.com/dim4k/ExpressJS-RESTful-API.git

Install the dependencies

At the root of your project, run :

npm install

Optional - Create a MongoDB Service (Windows)

First download and install MongoDB from https://www.mongodb.com/download-center

Go in {ProjectDirectoryPath}/config/mongodb.conf-dist, setup the 2 paths for the MongoDB server data and log, rename the file to mongodb.conf

Run :

mongod -f "{YOUR_PROJECT_DIRECTORY}\mean_stack\config\mongodb.conf" --install --serviceName mdb27017 --serviceDisplayName "MongoDB Server Instance 27017" --serviceDescription "MongoDB Server Instance running on 27017"

Find and start the service you just created (named "MongoDB Server Instance 27017").

Setup the server

Open {YOUR_PROJECT_DIRECTORY}/config/conf.json-dist, change this configuration file according to your setup and rename it to conf.json

Run the server

At the root of your project, run :

node server.js