How to connect with username/password to mongodb using native node.js driver

Question

I'm using native mongo driver in Joyent cloud, the node.js application runs fine locally but in Joyent when I run with the username/password that they provided it fails to connect.

This is the code I use to connect:

var db = new MongoDB(dbName, new Server('localhost', 27017 , {auto_reconnect: true}), {w: 1});
db.open(function(e, db){
if (e) {
    console.log(e);
} else{
    console.log('connected to database :: ' + dbName);
    //db.admin().authenticate('admin', '+(uihghjk', function(de , db){
    // if(e){
    //     console.log("could not authenticate");
    // }else {
    //console.log('connected to database :: ' + dbName);
    // }
    // });
}
});

What's stopping me from connecting successfully?

The above commented code works fine for authentication. The problem was they mixed up with credentials provided for mongodb, to verify login and password, ssh to joyent and enter $(mdata-get mongodb_pw), verify the given pswd works in "mongo -uadmin -p$(mdata-get mongodb_pw) admin" — santosh, Apr 21 '13 at 03:16

score 47 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 29 '13 at 05:19

47

Easier if you just use MongoClient

MongoClient.connect('mongodb://admin:password@localhost:27017/db', function (err, db) {

answered Apr 29 '13 at 05:19

Jonathan Ong

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This is very correct, but how can I hide the credentials from the repository? is there a way to use a hash key or something like that? – Mavro Aug 08 '21 at 04:22
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@Mavro in one project with mongoose I see the whole path with credentials stored in a config file which is not committed to repository, then variable used in connect. – Vladislav Povorozniuc Nov 24 '21 at 18:06

Jamil Noyda · Answer 2 · 2019-06-30T07:51:00.950

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the working code would be like this

const MongoClient = require('mongodb').MongoClient;
const uri = "mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@cluster0-saugt.mongodb.net/test?retryWrites=true&w=majority";
const client = new MongoClient(uri, { useNewUrlParser: true });
client.connect(err => {
    // creating collection
    const collection = client.db("test").collection("devices");
    // perform actions on the collection object
    client.close();
});

edited Jun 30 '19 at 07:51

answered Jun 29 '19 at 09:22

Jamil Noyda

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In order to leverage the DNS seed list, use a connection string prefix of `mongodb+srv` [as explained](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/connection-string/#dns-seed-list-connection-format) – Timo Aug 19 '22 at 16:28

score 6 · Answer 3 · edited Sep 12 '18 at 07:55

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Standard URI connection scheme is:

mongodb://[username:password@]host1[:port1][,host2[:port2],...[,hostN[:portN]]][/[database][?options]]

For Example:

mongodb://admin:pass@abc.com/

Reference: https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/connection-string/

edited Sep 12 '18 at 07:55

Yug Singh

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answered Sep 12 '18 at 06:20

VAIBHAV GOUR

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score 2 · Answer 4 · edited Dec 24 '21 at 17:12

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Use <username> : <password> right after // in the URL.

I am using Mongoose to connect and my username and password is admin admin

mongodb+srv://admin:admin@cluster0.c1xrp

This worked for me.

edited Dec 24 '21 at 17:12

cigien

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answered Dec 24 '21 at 11:58

helloshantanu

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The only thing this "new" answer does is to repeat what half of the other answers are already saying, including [another well-received answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/52288654/14267427). – Tyler2P Dec 24 '21 at 19:38

How to connect with username/password to mongodb using native node.js driver

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