August 8, 2023 Node.JS Server

Deploying

Create environment variable

cp .env-example .env

Generate SECRET_KEY

node -e "console.log(require('crypto').randomBytes(256).toString('base64'));"

Set up a Local database

Create database

Run mongosh and create a new database

use aug8

Create user

db.createUser( { user: "manager", pwd: passwordPrompt(), roles: [ { role: "dbOwner", db: "aug8" }] })

Finish .env configuration

Add user and password to the .env file