How to export mlab database to meteor application

Question

I have created a mlab database. But I am unable to export it to meteor application.Everytime I try to connect, it throws an error "mongoError: failed to connect to server [ds035693.mlab.com:35693] on first connect".Command I am using is

"export MONGO_URL= mongodb://<dbuser>:<dbpassword>@ds035693.mlab.com:35693/abcd"

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 07 '17 at 07:16

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You need to create a database user in mLab, with an id and password.

Then your MONGO_URL should like:

mongodb://<id>:<password>@ds035693.mlab.com:35693/abcd

Note that it is NOT your account credentials.

answered Apr 07 '17 at 07:16

ghybs

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Thanks. I have already tried mongodb://:@ds035693.mlab.com:35693/abcd, but still does not doesn't work. – dpatnaik Apr 07 '17 at 07:29
Are you replacing `` and `` by what you have set for your DB user? – ghybs Apr 07 '17 at 07:31
Then you need to share much more details about your setup, how you start meteor, and the error(s) you get, should you need any further help. – ghybs Apr 07 '17 at 07:43

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 07 '17 at 08:19

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i think you don't need " " around your export. just put this in your terminal

export MONGO_URL= mongodb://<dbuser>:<dbpassword>@ds035693.mlab.com:35693/abcd

replace with your id and password.

and console.log(process.env); in your startup function to check if MONGO_URL is set or not. if this is set. this may be your network issue.

you may be forgot to add database user in user tab for your collection in mlab.

hope this will help

answered Apr 07 '17 at 08:19

Amit kumar

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console.log(process.env) doesn't output anything.Few seconds after I run command error shows up . – dpatnaik Apr 07 '17 at 09:07
@dpatnaik console.log(process.env) should be in Meteor.startup() in server side. – Amit kumar Apr 07 '17 at 09:10
Yes, I have written on server side – dpatnaik Apr 07 '17 at 09:12
I am not able to connect using mongo shell too. – dpatnaik Apr 07 '17 at 09:16
mongo shell will not work if we export our MONGO_URL to mlab. can you show your code somehow. – Amit kumar Apr 07 '17 at 09:21
i use same export MONGO_URL daily. it works for me. make sure you have added user to your mlab collection with all permissions – Amit kumar Apr 07 '17 at 09:22
I am connecting to mongo shell via follwing command mongo ds035693.mlab.com:35693/abcd -u xxxx -p yyyyyy – dpatnaik Apr 07 '17 at 09:23
well i never tried this command. have you added user to your collection in mlab ? – Amit kumar Apr 07 '17 at 09:37

How to export mlab database to meteor application

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