Migrate MongoDB from localhost:27017 to MongoDB Atlas for Deployment

[JordanChen123]

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Purpose

Currently, the website is using a local MongoDB instance (localhost:27017) for development. However, when deploying the website, this local database is not accessible.

Description

To allow the deployed version to retrieve data correctly, we need to:

• Set up a cloud MongoDB database (MongoDB Atlas).
• Modify .env files for production
• Ensure Vercel has the correct MongoDB URI configured.

Tasks

1. Set Up MongoDB Atlas

• Set up a Free Shared Cluster
• Create a New Database
• Create a Database User (set a username and password)
• Allow Access from any IP (we can restrict this later)
• Copy the MongoDB Connection String.

2. Update .env.production file

• Add the MongoDB Atlas URI. Do not commit .env.production to Github (add it to .gitignore). Since this file may contain sensitive information like secrets.

3. Add MongoDB URI to Vercel Environment Variables and Deploy
4. Deploy and Test

• Test the API in Production, such as whether or not you can send POST and GET requests.

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