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server.js
Add require("dotenv").config() at the top of server.js
require("dotenv").config();
const express = require("express");
const app = express();
const router = require("./routes/auth-route");
const connectDb = require("./utils/db");
// Mount the Router: To use the router in your main Express app, you can "mount" it at a specific URL prefix
app.use("/api/auth", router);
const PORT = 5000;
connectDb().then(() => {
app.listen(PORT, () => {
console.log(`server is running at port: ${PORT}`);
});
});create .env file
MONGODB_URI=<your-mongodb-uri-here>
db.js
const mongoose = require("mongoose");
// const URI = "mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/mern_admin_panel";
const URI = process.env.MONGODB_URI;
console.log(URI);
const connectDb = async () => {
try {
await mongoose.connect(URI);
console.log("connection successful to DB");
} catch (error) {
console.error("database connection fail");
process.exit(0);
}
};
module.exports = connectDb;