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 Tiny To-Do-List-type task manager created using basic HTML/CSS/JS on the front side, and Node.js, paired with Express.js and MongoDB on the backend.
 
+To setup, run `npm install` and create the `.env` file, filling up the `MONGO_URI` and `SERVER_PORT` fields.
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 #### It does the following API calls:
 
 Method | URL | Function