Storing notes in MongoDB

MongoDB is widely used with Node.js applications, a sign of which is the popular MEAN acronym: MongoDB (or MySQL), Express, Angular, and Node.js. MongoDB is one of the leading NoSQL databases, meaning it is a database engine that does not use SQL queries. It is described as a scalable, high-performance, open source, document-oriented database. It uses JSON-style documents with no predefined, rigid schema and a large number of advanced features. You can visit their website for more information and documentation at http://www.mongodb.org.

Documentation on the Node.js driver for MongoDB can be found at https://www.npmjs.com/package/mongodb and http://mongodb.github.io/node-mongodb-native/.

Mongoose is a popular ORM for MongoDB (http://mongoosejs.com/). In this section, we'll use the native MongoDB driver instead, but Mongoose is a worthy alternative.

First, you will need a running MongoDB instance. The Compose- (https://www.compose.io/) and ScaleGrid- (https...