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Node-Express-MongoDB Deployment Guide

The document outlines the deployment process of a Node + Express backend connected to a MongoDB Atlas database on Render. It details the steps for local setup, MongoDB configuration, database connection, deployment on Render, and debugging issues encountered. The final output confirms successful deployment with a live service accessible via a public URL.

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Node-Express-MongoDB Deployment Guide

The document outlines the deployment process of a Node + Express backend connected to a MongoDB Atlas database on Render. It details the steps for local setup, MongoDB configuration, database connection, deployment on Render, and debugging issues encountered. The final output confirms successful deployment with a live service accessible via a public URL.

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Project: SatShield Backend Deployment

I built a Node + Express backend that connects to a MongoDB Atlas database and then deployed it

to Render for production.

Steps I followed

1. Local setup

- Installed dependencies with npm install.

- Created a .env file containing:

MONGO_URI=<Atlas connection string>

PORT=4000

JWT_SECRET=satshield_secret_key

NODE_ENV=development

- Loaded environment variables in [Link] using dotenv.

- Started the server locally with node [Link].

2. MongoDB Atlas configuration

- Created a free cluster on Atlas.

- Added my IP to Network Access.

- Created a database user and copied the full mongodb+srv://... URI.

3. Connecting to the database

- Used the MongoClient driver in code.

- Wrapped the connection in an async function:

const client = new MongoClient(MONGO_URI);


await [Link]();

[Link]("MongoDB Connected Successfully");

- Handled errors with a try/catch block.

4. Deploying on Render

- Pushed code to GitHub and connected it to Render.

- In Render's Environment tab, added variables:

MONGO_URI=mongodb+srv://...

PORT=4000

JWT_SECRET=satshield_secret_key

NODE_ENV=production

- Set build command npm install and start command npm start.

5. Debugging

- Fixed a port conflict error (EADDRINUSE) by running

netstat -ano | findstr :4000 and taskkill /PID <pid> /F.

- Fixed "Invalid scheme" MongoDB error by pasting the correct URI that starts with

mongodb+srv://.

Final output

In Render logs:

Mongoose connected to Atlas cluster

Server listening on port 4000

Your service is live

Public URL:
[Link]

Visiting /api/health returns:

{ "ok": true, "time": "..." }

Summary for judges

I configured environment variables securely, handled connection errors gracefully, solved port and

URI issues, and successfully deployed a live Node-Express-MongoDB backend on Render. It's

production-ready and fully connected to MongoDB Atlas.

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