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Backend Server and Database Integration

Backend Server and Database Integration

Learn how to set up a backend server and connect it to a database for a Vue.js application.

Front-end frameworks like Vue.js require a backend server that receives the queries from the front-end application (on the client’s machine) and responds with the relevant data. The backend server interacts with the database to store and retrieve information requested by the clients. The front-end never interacts with the database directly because of security reasons. The backend server can be created in any programming language and similarly, any database can be used to store data.

The following are the technologies are used to create our backend:

  1. Node.js (Backend Server)
  2. Express.js (For defining routes)
  3. MongoDB (Database)

When combined with Vue.js front-end, this application stack is called the MEVN stack. MEVN is an acronym for MongoDB, Express.js, VueJS, Node.js. We will not dive into ...