Setting up MongoDB Atlas

Navigate to mongodb.com and create a new account if you do not have any, or sign in to your existing account

If you just created an account, skip to Slide 7. If you have an existing MongoDB account, navigate to your Organization Home > Projects and click New Project.

Enter the name of the project and click Next.

You do not need to add any members since this is an individual assignment. Simply click Create Project

Your project has successfully been created. Click Build a Database to create a database for your project

If you just created an account, MongoDB will create a Project for you (Project 0), and prompt you to deploy a database. You will also see this page if you just created a new project in the previous steps. Select the free shared version and click Create.

You do not need to change the preselected Cloud Provider & Region, simply go with the default and click Create Cluster.

Create a username and password for your database and click Create User. Make sure you remember the password you create as you will need it later.

For your current machine to be able to connect to Atlas locally, you need to add your IP address by clicking Add My Current IP Address and then Finish and Close to finish the setup. If you decide to use a different machine, you might need to add its IP address by going in the database settings.

To avoid connection issues, click on “Network Access” then “Add IP Address” then “Allow Access From Anywhere” and “Confirm”

After successfully creating your database, you will need to connect to it from your Fritter application. Click Connect and proceed with the setup

Click Connect your application

Copy the string that starts with mongodb+srv and replace <password> with the password you created earlier. You will need this string as your proceed with the setup in the README.md