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JavaScript Build a REST API With Express Modeling Data for the API Connecting Mongoose to MongoDB

Parvez Noor
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Parvez Noor
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Posted by Parvez Noor
Parvez Noor
Courses Plus Student 15,917 Points

MongoDB course retired and no explanation of how to install or use it on this video

Hi guys,

I'm trying to follow this video but there seems to be a big jump from using express to using MongoDB. It would be fine, except installing mongodb doesn't seem very easy.

I've searched for the MongoDB course on here, but it is retired.

I've tried to use brew, and I've also set up a mongodb Atlas - however, setting these up with mongoose isn't straight forward.

I need some help and direction please.

2 Answers

Ken Alger
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Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher
Ken Alger
Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher

I'd recommend these resources for your MongoDB educational journey.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Blake Larson
Blake Larson
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Blake Larson
Blake Larson
13,014 Points

Here is how I am connected to Atlas and an export of the connectDB to be imported in your main express/node file.

                                                     // DB file

const mongoose = require("mongoose");


const db = ''; // Your MongoURI here

const connectDB = async () => {
  try {
    await mongoose.connect(db, {
      useNewUrlParser: true,
      useCreateIndex: true,
      useFindAndModify: false
    });

    console.log("Connected to the database");
  } catch (error) {
    console.log("This is the error");
    console.error(error.message);

    process.exit(1);
  }
};

module.exports = connectDB;

                                                      // Server file

const express = require("express");
const connectDB = require("./"); // Your DB file name

const app = express();

connectDB();

const PORT = process.env.PORT || 5000;

app.listen(PORT, () => {
  console.log("SERVER RUNNING!");
});