MERN Stack (Fullstack JS)
Architecture Diagram
%% Autogenerated mern-stack
graph TD
classDef standard fill:#1e293b,stroke:#38bdf8,stroke-width:1px,color:#e5e7eb;
classDef c-actor fill:#1e293b,stroke:#e5e7eb,stroke-width:1px,stroke-dasharray: 5 5,color:#e5e7eb;
classDef c-compute fill:#422006,stroke:#fb923c,stroke-width:1px,color:#fed7aa;
classDef c-database fill:#064e3b,stroke:#34d399,stroke-width:1px,color:#d1fae5;
classDef c-network fill:#2e1065,stroke:#a855f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#f3e8ff;
classDef c-storage fill:#450a0a,stroke:#f87171,stroke-width:1px,color:#fee2e2;
classDef c-security fill:#450a0a,stroke:#f87171,stroke-width:1px,color:#fee2e2;
classDef c-gateway fill:#2e1065,stroke:#a855f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#f3e8ff;
classDef c-container fill:#422006,stroke:#facc15,stroke-width:1px,color:#fef9c3;
subgraph cloud ["Deployment Infrastructure"]
direction TB
cdn(("<b>CDN / Storage</b><br/><i>network</i><br/><span style='font-size:0.8em'>Serves React Bundle</span>"))
class cdn c-network
api("<b>Express API</b><br/><i>compute</i><br/><span style='font-size:0.8em'>Node.js Backend</span>")
class api c-compute
db[("<b>MongoDB</b><br/><i>database</i><br/><span style='font-size:0.8em'>Document Store</span>")]
class db c-database
end
%% Orphans
users(("<b>Users</b><br/><i>actor</i><br/><span style='font-size:0.8em'>Browser / Mobile</span>"))
class users c-actor
spa("<b>React SPA</b><br/><i>container</i><br/><span style='font-size:0.8em'>Client-Side App</span>")
class spa c-compute
%% Edges
users -.-> cdn
users -.-> spa
spa -.-> api
api -.-> db
MERN Stack (Fullstack JS)
MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js. The JavaScript monolith.
Architecture Diagram
Description
The MERN stack is a pure JavaScript stack for building modern single-page applications (SPAs).
It features React for the frontend, Node.js/Express for the backend API, and MongoDB for JSON-native document storage.
Tech Stack
| Component | Technology |
|---|---|
| Frontend | React |
| Backend | Node.js (Express) |
| Db | MongoDB |
| Host | VM / PaaS |