Introduction to mongoose

Question 1

How do you get access to Mongoose?

Answer 1

By downloading it from npm, and requiring it in your JS file.

Question 2

What is the base MongoDB URL?

Answer 2

mongodb://localhost:27017

Question 3

How do you connect an Express.js application to a MongoDB database?

Answer 3

mongoose.connect(mongodbUrl/dbName, {useNewUrlParser: true, useCreateIndex: true, useFindAndModify: false}).then((data) => {console.log(‘DB connection message’);});

Question 4

Where are models and schemas stored?

Answer 4

In a separate folder called ‘models’.