Do it yourself

This application is a very simple and easy-to-build application. We have seen how to create a simple application with some limited features. Many additions can be added to this application to make it more powerful. Let's give you some tips and information on features that you can develop.

User registration

Whenever the user opens the URL, a log-in/sign-up dialog box will open. User details such as his/her name will be displayed in the top-left corner of the screen.

Tip

This scenario will need a database connection. There are some databases available which can be easily connected to our Node.js server, such as MongoDB. I will leave its method of implementation to you. For help in connecting Node.js and MongoDB, visit http://mongodb.github.io/node-mongodb-native/ ...

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