MongoDB and Mongoose - version in package.json

[Dereje1]

@kravmaguy

the challenge you referenced says nothing about requiring the .env in the root level of you app.

I was just giving you the true process you’d use to connect to your db, however in this case glitch takes care of your env file, If you correctly set the connection string in the .env file of your glitch app then you can just use process.env.MONGO_URI to connect to your db, again look at that lesson I linked above on how to correctly set your env variables.

Right now you have hardcoded your connection string, which you shouldn’t do, also your connection string is wrong, your app passes for me with a working connection string,
see here how to correctly connect to the new mongoDB atlas:

MongoDB and Mongoose - Install and Set Up Mongoose

I have just confirmed that the lessons still work even after the changes made from the acquisition of mlab by mongodb, these instructions need to be fully changed however, I will look to submitting a PR or see if one hasn’t already been submitted. But, it should not stop anyone from continuing with the lessons, since the instructions in MongoDB Atlas are pretty clear, see below for brief instructions or go to this link for a more detailed set of instructions from a PR of the lesson that is pe…