title: How to execute shell scripts on the backend of a nodejs web app?
body: <p>I have a full stack MERN application running on a google compute engine, along with a local mongodb running on the same server. Its a CRUD application, however, I have a script that is stored in the server that I would like triggered everytime a user presses a button on the front end. (a use case would be, user enters some input that is logged into the database, and when its logged I would like a script triggered on the backend that creates a json file out of the mongodb table and uploads it to github/emails it out).</p>
  <p>I'm not sure where to start learning this, a few google searches have led me to AJAX and child_processes, am I going in the right direction? Any resources or pointers would be great. Thank you</p>