[Error: failed to connect to [localhost:27017]] from NodeJS to mongodb

Question

I am having problem connecting to MongoDB from NodeJS using following sample code. I tried running \"mongod\" with or without sudo but nodejs code still fail to connect. I a

Answer 1

• This issue can occur if your mongoDBwasnot shutdown properly Mongodb can't connect to localhost but can connect to localhost's IP address
• Start your mongoDB Server using follwoingcommand and then try same ./mongod --bind_ip localhost