//Import the mongoose module
var mongoose = require('mongoose');
//Set up default mongoose connection
var mongoDB = 'mongodb://127.0.0.1/my_database';
mongoose.connect(mongoDB, {useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true});
//Get the default connection
var db = mongoose.connection;
//Bind connection to error event (to get notification of connection errors)
db.on('error', console.error.bind(console, 'MongoDB connection error:'));
- In your entry file
mongoose
.connect("mongodb://localhost/vidly")
.then(() => console.log("Connected to MongoDB..."))
.catch((err) => console.log("Cloud not connect to MongoDB..."));
//connect with mongodb
mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost:27017/your_db_name', {useNewUrlParser: true});
//you can also specify with user and pass
mongoose.connect('mongodb://username:password@host:port/database?options...', {useNewUrlParser: true});
//or goto docs https://mongoosejs.com/docs/connections.html