Connect express to mongodb and start app

Mosuro Femi answered on September 19, 2022 Popularity 9/10 Helpfulness 2/10

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Connect express to mongodb and start app

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// Get dotenv and Mongodb from NPM
// Create a ".env" file and add the variables
// Require both mongodb and dotenv
const dotenv = require('dotenv');
dotenv.config()
const { MongoClient } = require('mongodb')

// The mongodb connection string
const client = new MongoClient(process.env.CONNECTIONSTRING);

// Database Name
const dbName = 'ComplexApp';

// connect to the db and start your app / listen to the app
async function start (){
    await client.connect()
    module.exports = client.db(dbName)
    const app = require('./app')
    app.listen(process.env.PORT)
}

// Call the function
start()

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