Set MongoDB env variable before deployment

MONGODB_URI

MongoDB and Mongoose with Next.js

This example shows how you can use a MongoDB database to support your Next.js application.

Pet is an application that allows users to add their pets' information (e.g., name, owner's name, diet, age, dislikes, likes, and photo). They can also delete it or edit it anytime.

Deploy your own

Once you have access to the environment variables you'll need, deploy the example using Vercel:

How to use

Execute create-next-app with npm or Yarn to bootstrap the example:

npx create-next-app --example with-mongodb-mongoose with-mongodb-mongoose-app
# or
yarn create next-app --example with-mongodb-mongoose with-mongodb-mongoose-app

Configuration

Step 1. Get the connection string of your MongoDB server

In the case of MongoDB Atlas, it should be a string like this:

mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@my-project-abc123.mongodb.net/test?retryWrites=true&w=majority

For more details, follow this MongoDB Guide on how to connect to MongoDB.

Step 2. Set up environment variables

Copy the .env.local.example file in this directory to .env.local (which will be ignored by Git):

cp .env.local.example .env.local

Then set each variable on .env.local:

• MONGODB_URI should be the MongoDB connection string you got from step 1.

Step 3. Run Next.js in development mode

npm install
npm run dev

# or

yarn install
yarn dev

Your app should be up and running on http://localhost:3000! If it doesn't work, post on GitHub discussions.

Deploy on Vercel

You can deploy this app to the cloud with Vercel (Documentation).

Deploy Your Local Project

To deploy your local project to Vercel, push it to GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket and import to Vercel.

Important: When you import your project on Vercel, make sure to click on Environment Variables and set them to match your .env.local file.

Deploy from Our Template

Alternatively, you can deploy using our template by clicking on the Deploy button below.