# express-locallibrary-tutorial

**Repository Path**: lmandsl/express-locallibrary-tutorial

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: express-locallibrary-tutorial
- **Description**: Local Library website written in NodeJS/Express; example for the MDN server-side development NodeJS module: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Server-side/Express_Nodejs.
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: CC0-1.0
- **Default Branch**: main
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2026-08-03
- **Last Updated**: 2026-08-07

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## README

# express-locallibrary-tutorial

Tutorial "Local Library" website written in in Node/Express.

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This web application creates an online catalog for a small local library, where users can browse available books and manage their accounts.

![A UML diagram showing the relation of database entities in this example repository](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdn/express-locallibrary-tutorial/main/public/images/Library%20Website%20-%20Mongoose_Express.png)

For more information see the associated [MDN tutorial home page](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Server-side/Express_Nodejs/Tutorial_local_library_website).

> **Note** The [auth branch](/../../tree/auth) in this repository implements an _unsupported_ and _undocumented_ version of the library with User Authentication and Authorization. This may be a useful starting point for some users.

## Quick Start

To get this project up and running locally on your computer:

1. Set up a [Node.js](https://wiki.developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Server-side/Express_Nodejs/development_environment) development environment.
2. Once you have node setup, enter the following commands in the root of your clone of this repo:

   ```bash
   npm install
   DEBUG=express-locallibrary-tutorial:* npm run devstart   #For linux
   ```

3. Open a browser to <http://localhost:3000/> to open the library site.

> **Note:** The library uses a default MongoDB database hosted on [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.mongodb.com/cloud/atlas). You should use a different database for your own code experiments.