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
– santosh, Commented Apr 21, 2013 at 3:16

Jonathan Ong · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-29 05:19:31Z

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Easier if you just use MongoClient

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

answered Apr 29, 2013 at 5:19

Jonathan Ong

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Mavro Over a year ago

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?

frmbelz Over a year ago

@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.

Jamil Noyda · Accepted Answer · 2019-06-30 07:51:00Z

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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, 2019 at 7:51

answered Jun 29, 2019 at 9:22

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Timo Over a year ago

In order to leverage the DNS seed list, use a connection string prefix of mongodb+srv as explained

YK S · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-12 07:55:21Z

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Standard URI connection scheme is:

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

For Example:

mongodb://admin:[email protected]/

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

edited Sep 12, 2018 at 7:55

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answered Sep 12, 2018 at 6:20

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TestHau · Accepted Answer · 2024-03-27 05:35:23Z

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This worked for me.

`mongodb://<username>:<password>@<host>:<port>/<dbname>?authSource=admin`

answered Mar 27, 2024 at 5:35

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Steven Over a year ago

It saved me. Thanks

cigien · Accepted Answer · 2021-12-24 17:12:34Z

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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:[email protected]

This worked for me.

edited Dec 24, 2021 at 17:12

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Tyler2P Over a year ago

The only thing this "new" answer does is to repeat what half of the other answers are already saying, including another well-received answer.

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