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Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@idoshamun** · 0 upvotes > HarperDB is the first and only database written in Nodejs. This post explains the story of building a database with Nodejs. Pros/cons, stack, libraries, clustering, and more. --- Tags: [#general-programming](https://daily.dev/tags/general-programming), [#harperdb](https://daily.dev/tags/harperdb), [#nodejs](https://daily.dev/tags/nodejs) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/a-database-written-in-node-js-from-the-ground-up-gjjgamkay) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"A database Written in Node.js from the Ground Up","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/a-database-written-in-node-js-from-the-ground-up-gjjgamkay","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/a-database-written-in-node-js-from-the-ground-up-gjjgamkay"},"datePublished":"2020-08-24T12:07:51.847Z","dateModified":"2026-03-15T03:41:36.748Z","description":"Discussion about \"A database Written in Node.js from the Ground Up\" on daily.dev - join the developer community","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/963bbec30e3c1409df62e74325d15b71","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/963bbec30e3c1409df62e74325d15b71","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Medium","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Medium","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/medium","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js"},"commentCount":1,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/a-database-written-in-node-js-from-the-ground-up-gjjgamkay","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":7},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}],"keywords":"general-programming,harperdb,nodejs","timeRequired":"PT10M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Medium","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"A database Written in Node.js from the Ground Up"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/a-database-written-in-node-js-from-the-ground-up-gjjgamkay","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"HarperDB is the first and only database written in Nodejs. 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