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node.jsmongodbexpress
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user9578094

Reputation:

Can't authenticate to local MongoDB database

I recently started working on a project with Express and since I'm using Node.js as backend I chose MongoDB as my database. It's my first time working with Mongo but I can't authenticate with Express, it works fine from terminal. I followed the guide from MogoDB blog here. I tried using their Atlas service where I had no problem authenticating. I'm using MongoDB driver. Here's how my connection URI looks like:

const uri = `mongodb://${username}:${password}@127.0.0.1/cloud?retryWrites=true&w=majority`;

I tried changing mongodb:// to mongodb+srv:// but that resulted in invalid connection string error.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 877

Answers (2)

Wernfried Domscheit
Wernfried Domscheit

Reputation: 59456

You need to specify the authentication database, usually admin:

const uri = `mongodb://${username}:${password}@127.0.0.1/cloud?authSource=admin&retryWrites=true&w=majority`;

If you don't specify it then in your case MonogDB defaults the authentication database to cloud - which is most likely wrong.

Upvotes: 2

CrysDev
CrysDev

Reputation: 1

When you are accessing mongodb on the web you can click on connect and on connect your application. You will show the uri to copy paste starting with

mongodb+srv://USERNAME:PASSWORD@CLUSTER/DATABASE

You forgot to specify the CLUSTER. Currently is your local Database

Upvotes: 0

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