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---
id: 587d7fb6367417b2b2512c06
title: Install and Set Up Mongoose
challengeType: 2
---
## Description
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Add mongodb and mongoose to the project’ s package.json. Then require mongoose. Store your mLab database URI in the private .env file as MONGO_URI. Connect to the database using mongoose.connect(< Your URI > )
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## Instructions
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## Tests
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```yml
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tests:
- text: '"mongodb" dependency should be in package.json'
testString: 'getUserInput => $.get(getUserInput(''url'') + ''/_api/file/package.json'').then(data => { var packJson = JSON.parse(data); assert.property(packJson.dependencies, ''mongodb''); }, xhr => { throw new Error(xhr.responseText); })'
- text: '"mongoose" dependency should be in package.json'
testString: 'getUserInput => $.get(getUserInput(''url'') + ''/_api/file/package.json'').then(data => { var packJson = JSON.parse(data); assert.property(packJson.dependencies, ''mongoose''); }, xhr => { throw new Error(xhr.responseText); })'
- text: '"mongoose" should be connected to a database'
testString: 'getUserInput => $.get(getUserInput(''url'') + ''/_api/is-mongoose-ok'').then(data => {assert.isTrue(data.isMongooseOk, ''mongoose is not connected'')}, xhr => { throw new Error(xhr.responseText); })'
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```
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## Challenge Seed
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## Solution
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```js
// solution required
```
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