MongoExpress

The short version:

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Basics

Installing

Start by installing Node.

global

To install mongo-express globally:

npm install -g mongo-express

local

To install mongo-express locally:

npm install mongo-express

Note that this should be run from OUTSIDE of the mongo-express directory. That is, when you run ls, you should see the mongo-express directory, not the contents of the mongo-express directory.

Configuring

If you installed globally:

• Your node_module directory is /usr/lib/node_modules
• Your mongo express config file is in /usr/lib/node_modules/mongo-express/config.js

If you installed locally:

• Your node_module directory is YOUR_PATH/node_modules
• Your mongo express config file is in YOUR_PATH/node_modules/mongo-express/config.js

Running

global

If you installed mongo-express globally, you should have a mongo-express binary on your path, and you can run it like this:

mongo-express

to specify a username and password to protect interface:

mongo-express -u user -p password -d database

to use on another host/port:

mongo-express -u user -p password -d database -H mongoDBHost -P mongoDBPort

to give access to the MongoDB database as an administrator, use the -a flag:

mongo-express -a -u superuser -p password

local

If you installed mongo-express locally:

cd YOUR_PATH/node_modules/mongo-express/ && node app.js