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MongoDB Node.js Driver

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Summary

This lesson shows how to connect Node.js applications to MongoDB using its official driver. You call new MongoClient(uri), then await client.connect() before using client.db("name") and the desired collection. Since the database operation runs async, the Node.js code generally uses async/await to be neat and easy to read.

Key points

Install the driver with npm install mongodb and then import MongoClient
Connect to new
Client.db() and db.collection() select the target of the operation
CRUD operation is running so it is called as

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