# MongoDB and Mongoose - Create a Model help me

**URL:** <https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/mongodb-and-mongoose-create-a-model-help-me/215941>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [August 8, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/mongodb-and-mongoose-create-a-model-help-me/215941 "2018-08-08T18:54:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![murtaza63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/murtaza63/32/107102_2.png) [@murtaza63](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/murtaza63)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/mongodb-and-mongoose-create-a-model-help-me/215941/1 "2018-08-08T18:54:45Z")

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const Schema = mongoose.Schema;  
const personSchema = new Schema({  
name:{type:String,required:true},  
age: Number,  
favoriteFoods:[String]

});  
const Person = mongoose.model(‘Person’, personSchema);

I am a new in mongoose I confused in this problem Please somebody help me

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**Author:** ![lubodrinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/lubodrinka/32/158618_2.png) [@lubodrinka](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/lubodrinka)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/mongodb-and-mongoose-create-a-model-help-me/215941/2 "2018-08-08T19:02:57Z")

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And what is problem? it’s look o.k.  
did you have var mongoose = require(‘mongoose’);  
[http://mongoosejs.com/docs/guide.html](http://mongoosejs.com/docs/guide.html)  
[http://mongoosejs.com/docs/schematypes.html](http://mongoosejs.com/docs/schematypes.html)

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**Author:** ![jrpips](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/jrpips/32/96526_2.png) [@jrpips](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/jrpips)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/mongodb-and-mongoose-create-a-model-help-me/215941/3 "2018-08-08T19:18:46Z")

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hi,

if you want declare “favoriteFoods” like an array:

`favoriteFoods:[]`

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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:** [January 17, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/mongodb-and-mongoose-create-a-model-help-me/215941/4 "2021-01-17T20:17:44Z")

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