Start instructions MongoDB startup Start MongoDB with any preferred way Docker for example docker run -it --name sortener_mongo -p 27017:27017 -d mongo:latest Run node app From project root navigate to back folder cd back Customize .env if needed NODE_PORT=8080 DB_URL=mongodb://localhost:27017 DB_NANE=link AUTH_SECRET=really_secret Build project (yarn/npm) yarn build Run project (yarn/npm) yarn start Testing See requests.http for available http requests