# APIs and Microservices Projects - Exercise Tracker uri

**URL:** <https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/apis-and-microservices-projects-exercise-tracker-uri/402483>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [June 12, 2020, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/apis-and-microservices-projects-exercise-tracker-uri/402483 "2020-06-12T09:31:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![blobz2018](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/blobz2018/32/135748_2.png) [@blobz2018](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/blobz2018)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/apis-and-microservices-projects-exercise-tracker-uri/402483/1 "2020-06-12T09:31:37Z")

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hello everyone .  
when i connect to my nodejs and mongodb , i use “uri” and “options” , but i dont’t familiar with “uri” . for example he consists mongodb://localhost/ and in my case i dont understand what is dbname and how can i connect succesfuly my nodejs and mongodb atlas , if u have some experience about that please help me

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**Author:** ![jonathanrace77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/jonathanrace77/32/131405_2.png) [@jonathanrace77](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/jonathanrace77)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/apis-and-microservices-projects-exercise-tracker-uri/402483/2 "2020-06-12T10:00:46Z")

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I really struggled with the dbname.

In the end, I went to the mongodb atlas website (where you created the cluster etc) and create the DB there.

I couldn’t find info on creating the DB from Node side so sue me! 😛

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**Author:** ![blobz2018](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/blobz2018/32/135748_2.png) [@blobz2018](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/blobz2018)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/apis-and-microservices-projects-exercise-tracker-uri/402483/3 "2020-06-12T10:07:02Z")

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when i create my mongodb atlas , but i can’t find dbname and finally appear a lot of problems about connections mongodb . i hope someone will help us

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**Author:** ![jonathanrace77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/jonathanrace77/32/131405_2.png) [@jonathanrace77](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/jonathanrace77)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 10:39am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/apis-and-microservices-projects-exercise-tracker-uri/402483/4 "2020-06-12T10:39:37Z")

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in the Sandbox -\> click “collections”  
in collections -\> click “Create Database”

I had to give the db a collection (any name) for it to be created

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**Author:** ![ILM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/ilm/32/363239_2.png) [@ILM](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/ILM)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/apis-and-microservices-projects-exercise-tracker-uri/402483/5 "2021-06-01T18:50:08Z")

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