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This example makes use of node.js server with the use of npm to run the application.
Dashboard built using:
D3.js
Dc.js
Node.js
Crossfilter.js
Jquery
MongoDB

To run the application:

1. Download MongoDB. The link is this.
   
2. Install MongoDB. The link for installation procedure is this.
   
3. Now navigate to the folder where you installed MongoDB and locate the bin folder. Start the mongoDB server by typing in ./mongod
   If you fund an error stating that /data/db not found, make a directory under root directory named data containing db by typing in:
   sudo mkdir -p /data/db
   
4. Keep the terminal running as is and open up a new terminal. Navigate again to the same directory (bin) and import the dataset in this directory by typing in
   ./mongoimport -d donorschoose -c projects --type csv --headerline --file /path/to/sampledata.csv
   
5. Install Nodejs and NPM
   
6. Navigate to the dash_board2 directory using command prompt and run npm install, this will install the dependencies
   
7. Navigate to the dash_board2 directory using command prompt and run npm start
   
8. In your browser go to localhost:8080/index.html