Back End Development and APIs MongoDB and Mongoose Install and Set Up Mongoose

[robertalage]

For more than 2 weeks , struggling

https://boilerplate-mongomongoose-19.rolag.repl.co/
** Back End Development and APIsMongoDB and Mongoose

Install and Set Up Mongoose*Please What Am I doing wrong?

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solution: https://replit.com/@rolag/boilerplate-mongomongoose-19

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Challenge: Install and Set Up Mongoose

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[Sky020]

Hello there,

I am not sure how you managed to create a .env file in Replit, as they recently (beginning of the year) stopped allowing this.

As such, you should be using the SECRETS tab within Replit to create and store your environment variables.

I do not think Replit does anything with .env files any more - they might as well not exist.

Hope this helps

[robertalage]

no, it isn’t helpful at all!

[jwilkins.oboe]

I forked your proejct on replit and was able to find the issue.

I tried running your code with your mongo credentials but got an error concerning the database name.

When I tested it using my mongo credentials the tests were able to pass.

You will need to create a new mongo uri without any special characters in the password or username.
Right now your username has a dash in it.

RoLag2021-practice

Create a new mongo URI with only letters and numbers.

After you create the new mongo uri, click on the lock icon to the left of the screen, and add it to the secrets tab like this

Click on Add new secret

Then you can go ahead and delete that .env file you created

[robertalage]

Thanks a lot!
your help! tears of joy!