Glitch and Astra DB Starter

10 minutes, Beginner, Start Building

Jumpstart your next NodeJS prototype with this starter!

Quick Start

• Signup for DataStax Astra, or login to your already existing account.

• Create an Astra DB Database if you don't already have one.

• Create an Astra DB Keyspace called sag_glitch_starter in your database.

• Generate an Application Token with the role of Database Administrator for the Organization that your Astra DB is in.

• Login to or create a Glitch account.

• Start a new project using the sample app github repository (https://github.com/DataStax-Examples/glitch-astra-starter).

• Add your Astra DB connection information into the .env section provided by Glitch.

Objectives

• Provide a fullstack development example using Astra DB as the storage backend

How this works

Run this sample in Glitch or on your local machine and then use it to jump start your next App.

Glitch is a a place to prototype fast, full-stack web apps in your browser for free.