Set Up an Online MongoDB Database

Create an account

• Open a new tab and go to account.mongodb.com/account/register to create an account.

Create a project

• Once you have set up your account, create a new project and name it (the name can be anything):

Build a database

• Now select Build a Database :

Choose your cloud environment

• Select the free tier:

Name your cluster

• Name your cluster (leave everything else default) and click create:

Database credentials

• Enter a user name and a secure password:

Select environment

• Select Cloud Environement :

Complete database configuration

• Click Finish and Close :

Go to your database

• Click Go to Databases :

Network access

• Click on Network Access in the side menu:

Add IP adress

• Add a IP Adress:

Allow access

• Select Allow access from anywhere and Confirm :

Get your connection string

• Select Database in the side menu

• Select Connect :

• Select the first option ( Drivers )

• Copy the connection string :

• The URI format is mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@<host>/<database>?<options> . Make sure to replace <password> with the database password you created in the " database credentials " section above. Do not forget to remove the < > around the password. Also remove &w=majority at the end of the connection string. retryWrites=true is the only option you need to keep. You should also add LibreChat or your own APP_TITLE as the database name in the URI.
• example:

  mongodb+srv://fuegovic:1Gr8Banana@render-librechat.fgycwpi.mongo.net/LibreChat?retryWrites=true
  

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