How to run the mongodb-rest?

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  •  28-10-2019
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Question

I'm new to node, I followed the official guide on the README file, I believe the mongodb-rest is successfully installed, however npm shows:

npm ls
/usr/local/bin
(empty)

there's no mongodb-rest listed here

I simply don't know how to fire up the server as the guide says 

 After that you can just issue mongodb-rest on the command line and the server should start.

I try node mongodb-rest or even type mongodb-rest in the node console, but either one works. Help!

Update--

Thanks to the people answer me question, I think I successfully installed the mongodb-rest package through npm, and start up the mongodb-rest server by type mongodb-rest, and make a http request in another terminal window by using curl as the README writes

curl -d '{ "A1" : 201 }' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:3000/test/example1

I got curl: (52) Empty reply from server

and the message in the server console:

node.js:134
        throw e; // process.nextTick error, or 'error' event on first tick
        ^
TypeError: Cannot call method 'authenticate' of null
    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mongodb-rest/lib/rest.js:72:10
    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mongodb-rest/node_modules/mongodb/lib/mongodb/db.js:176:16
    at [object Object].<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/mongodb-rest/node_modules/mongodb/lib/mongodb/connection/server.js:366:7)
    at [object Object].emit (events.js:81:20)
    at [object Object].<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/mongodb-rest/node_modules/mongodb/lib/mongodb/connection/connection_pool.js:97:15)
    at [object Object].emit (events.js:67:17)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/mongodb-rest/node_modules/mongodb/lib/mongodb/connection/connection.js:399:12)
    at Socket.emit (events.js:64:17)
    at Array.<anonymous> (net.js:831:12)
    at EventEmitter._tickCallback (node.js:126:26)
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Solution

For npm to install a module globally, use the -g option. The readme for mongodb-rest failed to specify thata.

$ [sudo] npm -g install mongodb-rest

After, the command mongodb-rest should work.

BTW, to get a list of globally installed modules, add the -g option to the ls command too.

$ npm -g ls
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