What is the difference between install MongoDB standalone or through npm?

Question

I am a newbie in MEAN and I have installed and uninstalled MEAN.

I have installed my MongoDB in my Windows 8 and it is working fine. I just want to know if there is any difference between running npm install mongodb and the default MongoDB installed already as a windows service?

Answer 1

The MongoDB that you have installed is the actual Mongo server and while installing mongo with the help of npm install mongo it will help you to connect the mongo to the node.js. By installing npm install mongo will not again install the mongo server. It is only a driver that is developed for node.js.

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