Whenever I install any npm package in my project, I always worry about disk space. Sometimes, I think about some centralized kind of thing, where I don't need to install repetitive npm packages in my projects, and I can reference them from centralized location.

In this blog, we are going to learn how to perform CRUD (Create, Read, Update and Delete) operations with the help of Rest API using Node.js, MongoDB as our database, and Expess. REST In simple terms, REST stands for Representational State Transfer.

This blog will show, how to setup Node.js and NPM on your managed hosting server. We are going to host in Linux server. Before moving forward, please keep your SSH credentials in hand. We are going to use SSH tool to install Node.js and NPM.