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What is the difference between the npm module MongoDB and the downloaded MongoDb?

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  • Downloaded MongoDB is actual SoftWare. Package MongoDB is just a library code that makes operations on SW easy. Commented Apr 26, 2016 at 15:32
  • So Tushar,we need both of them ? Commented Apr 26, 2016 at 15:33
  • First one(SW) is COMPULSORY, second depends on you. Commented Apr 26, 2016 at 15:34

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The "downloaded MongoDB" (from here) is the actual database server software (MongoDB itself). The mongodb npm module is the node.js native client driver used to access the services of a MongoDB database server from a node.js app.

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