1. Read: https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/introduction/
2. Read: https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/crud/

1. $ brew install mongodb-community - Installs mongodb server on your machine.¹
2. $ brew services start mongodb-community - Starts mongodb server locally.²
3. $ npm install mongodb - Installs mongodb node package.

db/mongo-config.js:

import { MongoClient } from "mongodb";

const URI = "mongodb://localhost:27017/";

const insertStuff = async () => {
  const client = await new MongoClient(URI).connect();
  const db = client.db("fec");
  const collection = db.collection("items");
  await collection.insertOne({ name: "stuff" });
  await client.close();
};

await insertStuff();

1. Bulk writes: https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/core/bulk-write-operations/
2. API Docs: https://mongodb.github.io/node-mongodb-native/4.0/
3. Shell Docs: https://docs.mongodb.com/mongodb-shell/connect/#std-label-mdb-shell-connect

¹Linux instructions here. ↩

²By default, this will run on localhost:27017. ↩