Error connection to MongoDB: Invalid scheme, expected connection string to start with "mongodb://" or "mongodb+srv://"

Joao_Simao · 2025-03-03T21:06:01.890Z

I’m doing a YouTube tutorial “Advanced MERN Auth Course: Email Verification, Password Recovery, and Welcome Emails”
but I’m not able to get my database to work. My terminal keeps giving me the error:
mongo_uri: your_mongodb_connection_string
server running on port 3000
Error connection to MongoDB: Invalid scheme, expected connection string to start with “mongodb://” or “mongodb+srv://”
[nodemon] app crashed - waiting for file changes before starting…

Michael_Lynn · 2025-03-03T21:07:17.911Z

@Joao_Simao - sorry you’re having trouble… can you share more information about the connection string you’re using? don’t share the password - but let us see what your connection string looks like.

Shubhammeditek_Services · 2025-03-04T07:46:47.912Z

mongodb+srv://shubhammediteksms:<db_password>@cluster0.psog2.mongodb.net/