Node.js Socket.io MongoDB Example

An example Node.js application demonstrating socket.io with MongoDB.

##Setup

1. Download and install Eclipse http://eclipse.org/downloads/
2. Download and install Git http://git-scm.com/downloads
3. Open Eclipse and create a workspace
4. Click Help -> Install New Software.. in the Work with field enter http://www.nodeclipse.org/updates/
5. Install nodeclipse
6. Navigate to the workspace folder (terminal or cmd) and run the Git command git clone https://github.com/seana7a7/node-socket.io-mongodb-example.git
7. Click File -> Import -> General -> Existing Project into Workspace
8. Click Browse navigate to the workspace and select the node-socket.io-mongodb-example folder
9. Click finish

##Database Setup (Linux)

1. Download and install MongoDB http://www.mongodb.org/downloads
2. Start the MongoDB service sudo service mongodb restart

##Database Setup (Windows)

1. Download and install MongoDB http://www.mongodb.org/downloads
2. Create the following folder C:\data\db
3. If MongoDB has not been installed as a service run the MonogoDB demon mongod.exe

##Deploy

1. Right click on the app.js file Run As -> Node Application