Use mongodb instead of a JSON file for storing posts and last ID

[icyflame]

• last ID will be the ID of the latest post added into the DB

Using a DB will allow us to deploy this anywhere (even on Heroku). If we use files that need to be persistent, then we will have to deploy it on our server. I prefer Heroku deployments because they are much easier to setup and maintain.

cc @TheMousePotato

[themousepotato]

I'm on to it. @icyflame What should be the MongoDB URL? Or do I have to create a new one by myself?

[icyflame]

this is the format of the URI. It depends on where your database. If you installed mongodb locally, this will be something like:

• mongodb://localhost:56667/zoom_test_db if you don't have authentication
• mongodb://navaneeth:test_password_1234@localhost:56667/zoom_test_db if you do have authentication

I would recommend installing mongodb locally and then installing robomongo to inspect your database.

Thanks for working on this! Since this is new tech for you, feel free to ask any questions here. (Preferably only those that pass the esr smart question test)