That's it! You just wrote your first Node.js app by making use of MongoDB! It is very simple. Note that as we go ahead, we will structure our code a bit differently, but now, you have the basic know-how that is needed to make it work. Next, we will study some advanced topics and look at how we can use Node.js and MongoDB in order to construct a full-fledged API.

With this chapter, we provided you with the basic knowledge that is needed to start building your very own database for your Ionic mobile application, which is one of the first stepping stones in building your very own backend for your cross-platform mobile application.

As we move further along, you will realize that the essentials that we learned through this chapter will provide us with the necessary knowledge that is required to start building our own API, which will be done in the next chapter.