MongoDB Cluster connection instructions very confusing

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This is how I’ve done it.

MongoDB Setup:

  1. Go to MongoDB Atlas and Create an Account
  2. Create a Free Shared Cluster, customizing the location and name if you wish
  3. Wait for the cluster to be created → Usually about 5 minutes
  4. Go to Database Access, create a new user with a password (copy and paste this somewhere) and give the user read/write previlages
  5. Go to Clisters, Click Collection, Click Add my Own Data, and Create a Database and Collection, note down the database name
  6. Go to Network Access, Add IP Address, and allow access from anywhere
  7. Go to Clusters, Connect, Choose ‘Connect with App’, Copy the URI and paste it somewhere
  8. Edit the URI, to replace the database name and password.
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