Download and Install

Install Node and npm

Ensure you have Node.js v16.20.1 or later and npm (Node Package Manager) installed in your development environment.

For information on how to install Node.js and npm, see downloading and installing Node.js and npm.

Create a Project Directory

In your shell, run the following command to create a directory called node_quickstart for this project:

mkdir node_quickstart

Run the following command to navigate into the project directory:

cd node_quickstart

Run the following command to initialize your Node.js project:

npm init -y

When this command successfully completes, you have a package.json file in your node_quickstart directory.

Install the Node.js Driver

Run the following command in your shell to install the driver in your project directory:

npm install mongodb@6.12

This command performs the following actions:

• Downloads the mongodb package and the dependencies it requires

• Saves the package in the node_modules directory

• Records the dependency information in the package.json file