Working with nodejs-mongodb Project with Virtual Private Server (linux VPS) in Terminal

access vps using ssh

ssh <username>@<ip address|domainname>

install nodejs and npm

sudo apt install -y nodejs npm

install mongodb server

wget -qO - https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-6.0.asc | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get install gnupg
wget -qO - https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-6.0.asc | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb [ arch=amd64,arm64 ] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu focal/mongodb-org/6.0 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-6.0.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y mongodb-org

install libssl dependency of mongodb

echo "deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/focal-security.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libssl1.1
sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/focal-security.list
sudo apt-get install -y mongodb-org

install npm forever

sudo npm i -g forever

allowing important port in vps linux firewall

if ufw is not installed

sudo apt install ufw

note: know the important port that used connecting with your vps such as ssh port, you need to set it

sudo ufw allow ssh
#note: this port use in accessing vps dashboard in godaddy
sudo ufw allow 2224/tcp

# allow mongodb port in ufw

sudo ufw allow 27017/tcp

# allow http or https port

sudo ufw allow https
sudo ufw allow http
sudo ufw enable
sudo ufw reload

note: if the port you configure not working, restart the vps server in you dashboard

reconnect with the vps using ssh

run mongodb as services

sudo service mongod start

set storage cache_size

wiredTiger:
engineConfig:
configString: cache_size=600M

run nodejs as a foreground using forever

sudo forever start app.js

update nodejs repo

cd <project>
git pull origin main
sudo forever restart app.js