# Technical Documentation: linnovate/mean

> ℹ️ **Provenance:** Hybrid Fusion: `linnovate/mean` (README + 1 In-Tree Chapters) · [CodeWiki Reference](https://codewiki.google/github.com/linnovate/mean) · Recency: Legacy (> 180 days)
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## 1. Project Overview & Quickstart (linnovate/mean)

## Welcome to the mean stack

The mean stack is intended to provide a simple and fun starting point for cloud native fullstack javascript applications.  
MEAN is a set of Open Source components that together, provide an end-to-end framework for building dynamic web applications; starting from the top (code running in the browser) to the bottom (database). The stack is made up of:

- **M**ongoDB : Document database – used by your back-end application to store its data as JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) documents
- **E**xpress (sometimes referred to as Express.js): Back-end web application framework running on top of Node.js
- **A**ngular (formerly Angular.js): Front-end web app framework; runs your JavaScript code in the user's browser, allowing your application UI to be dynamic
- **N**ode.js : JavaScript runtime environment – lets you implement your application back-end in JavaScript

### Pre-requisites

- git - [Installation guide](https://www.linode.com/docs/development/version-control/how-to-install-git-on-linux-mac-and-windows/) .
- node.js - [Download page](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) .
- npm - comes with node or download yarn - [Download page](https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/install) .
- mongodb - [Download page](https://www.mongodb.com/download-center/community) .

### Installation

```
git clone https://github.com/linnovate/mean
cd mean
cp .env.example .env
yarn
yarn start (for development)
```

### Docker based

> ⚠️ Make sure your Docker version is 19.03.0+.

```
git clone https://github.com/linnovate/mean
cd mean
cp .env.example .env
docker-compose up -d
```

### Credits

- The MEAN name was coined by Valeri Karpov.
- Initial concept and development were done by Amos Haviv and sponsored by Linnovate.
- Inspired by the great work of Madhusudhan Srinivasa.

## 2. In-Tree Documentation Chapters (linnovate/mean)

## Welcome to the mean stack

The mean stack is intended to provide a simple and fun starting point for cloud native fullstack javascript applications.  
MEAN is a set of Open Source components that together, provide an end-to-end framework for building dynamic web applications; starting from the top (code running in the browser) to the bottom (database). The stack is made up of:

- **M**ongoDB : Document database – used by your back-end application to store its data as JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) documents
- **E**xpress (sometimes referred to as Express.js): Back-end web application framework running on top of Node.js
- **A**ngular (formerly Angular.js): Front-end web app framework; runs your JavaScript code in the user's browser, allowing your application UI to be dynamic
- **N**ode.js : JavaScript runtime environment – lets you implement your application back-end in JavaScript

### Pre-requisites

- git - [Installation guide](https://www.linode.com/docs/development/version-control/how-to-install-git-on-linux-mac-and-windows/) .
- node.js - [Download page](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) .
- npm - comes with node or download yarn - [Download page](https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/install) .
- mongodb - [Download page](https://www.mongodb.com/download-center/community) .

### Installation

```
git clone https://github.com/linnovate/mean
cd mean
cp .env.example .env
yarn
yarn start (for development)
```

### Docker based

> ⚠️ Make sure your Docker version is 19.03.0+.

```
git clone https://github.com/linnovate/mean
cd mean
cp .env.example .env
docker-compose up -d
```

### Credits

- The MEAN name was coined by Valeri Karpov.
- Initial concept and development were done by Amos Haviv and sponsored by Linnovate.
- Inspired by the great work of Madhusudhan Srinivasa.

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