# Creating a new JSON database or initialize an exisiting JSON file

# Create a new database

Make sure you have Jsoning installed and Node.js version greater than v12.

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Install Jsoning with NPM:

npm i jsoning

Install Jsoning with Yarn:

yarn add jsoning

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To find your Node version, run node -v in the terminal.

Create a new database by creating a new instance of the Jsoning class:

const Jsoning = require("jsoning");
var database = new Jsoning("json/file/name.json");

WARNING

Make sure the name of the database file ends with the extension .json or Jsoning will throw an error.

To initialize an existing JSON file as your database,

const Jsoning = require("jsoning");
var database = new Jsoning("existing/file/name.json");

This is exactly the same as creating to a new JSON database file. If the JSON file doesn't exist, Jsoning creates that file.