node.js cannot find module 'mongodb'

Question

I am going through my first node.js project. I\'ve installed mongodb, have a server.js file, and when I try to run it I get this error

module.js:340
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Answer 1

Install mongodb globally with below steps :-

a) npm install mongodb -g

b) Go to your app directory, where module.js is located and then run

npm link mongodb

Explanation :- When you install a package globally via npm, it is downloaded to global node_module folder. For me(Mac user), it's under /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mongodb. We link this to that directory from where you are trying to run module.js.