MongoError: connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:27017

Question

I\'m using NodeJS wih MongoDB using mongodb package. When I run mongod command it works fine and gives "waiting for connection on port 27017". So, mongod seems to

Answer 1

most probably your mongo db service is not started. For ubuntu : sudo service mongod start For windows : go to services and start the MongoDB service

also install link for mondoDB service https://www.mongodb.com/download-center/community

I had this problem and i solved it thanks to this man's answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/47433551/7917608

Answer 2

just start the mongo server from terminal

Ubuntu -

     sudo systemctl start mongod

Answer 3

I had below error:

Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:27017

In my case, this issue occurred since MongoDB is not installed at all.

The solution was to install MongoDB from below location:
https://www.mongodb.com/download-center/community

After installing the ECONNREFUSED error did not appear again.

Hope that helps.

Answer 4

because you didn't start mongod process before you try starting mongo shell.

Start mongod server

mongod

Open another terminal window

Start mongo shell

mongo

Answer 5

If you are a windows user, right click on Start and open Windows Powershell(Run as administartor). Then type

mongod

That's it. Your database will surely get connected!

Answer 6

You probably need to continue running your DB process (by running mongod) while running your node server.