Connect local ReactionCommerce app with remote database

Question

How can I connect my local running reaction app with a remote mongodb?

I tried creating this settings.json file

{
    "env" : {
        "MONGO_URL" : "<remote db url >"
    }
}

And ran the app with this command

meteor run --inspect-brk --settings settings.json

But it still connects to local meteor mongo. Could someone tell me the correct syntax to configure mongo.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 14 '19 at 15:34

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Use a .env file at the root of your reaction directory, defining MONGO_URL (and any other environment variable you may need) this way:

MONGO_URL=<MongoDB URL>

answered Feb 14 '19 at 15:34

Loan Laux

Hi @Load, does the .env have to used as an argument in the app running script? Eg : meteor run -e app.env – Shabin Muhammed Feb 15 '19 at 09:37
It is taken into account automatically, provided that it's named `.env` and is placed inside your root Reaction back-end directory. – Loan Laux Feb 16 '19 at 11:25
@ShabinMuhammed If I helped you, could you please mark the answer as correct? Otherwise, let me know how I can help further. – Loan Laux Feb 18 '19 at 11:38
I'll be getting back to this project in a couple of days. Will try out and let you know the results. – Shabin Muhammed Feb 19 '19 at 13:51

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