I keep getting error when i try connecting node to mongodb

MongoDB Atlas
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it seems there is an issuea with “6.9.0”, downgrading “6.1.0” (which I use my older projects) worked for me

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This worked for me too!! thanks !

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Apparently, the issue is on version 6.9.0 which contains a breaking change:

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Here are two ways I found to overcome this issue:

  1. downgrading to a lower version (6.8.2 for ex)
  2. passing autoSelectFamily: false overriding the default value of true

Hope someone on MongoDB will see this discussion and revert this breaking change, or alternatively - document this as a breaking change on their release notes.

P.S.
I would totally understand if this new behavior was communicated on previous release notes, allowing developers to get prepared for that (+ adding a runtime warning might do as well), but since I didn’t find any evidence for that - it is a breaking change published out on 6.9.0 without any prior notification.

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24

upgrading to latest node version worked for me as well!

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Thanks alot man this is really helpoed me with option 2 adding the autoSelectFamily: false

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Here a code that solve the issue for me:


const { MongoClient } = require("mongodb");

const uri =
  "mongodb+srv://<name>:<pw>@<server>/<db></db>?retryWrites=true&w=majority";

const client = new MongoClient(uri, {
  tls: true,
  serverSelectionTimeoutMS: 3000,
  autoSelectFamily: false,
});

async function connectToDatabase() {
  try {
    await client.connect();
    console.log("Connected to MongoDB successfully.");
    // Add your database operations here
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Connection failed", error);
  } finally {
    await client.close();
  }
}

connectToDatabase();
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27

Amazing, Option 2 was a life saver!

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autoSelectFamily: false - This was what I needed. Thanks!

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if you mongoose version is 8> the problen never disapire you need to use a old version like 6 or 7 that resolved the error

30

Than you so much, I’m new to Mongodb so this was very frustrating experience… Youre suggestion to use autoSelectFamily: false solved the problem!

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i know im mssing the version but wont work still

32

Im trying to connect to my database from Render, when i do it locally it works but when i deploy my app on render it dosent i get the same error i tried lowering the version and autoSelectFamily false but nothing works

const client = new MongoClient(uri, {
serverApi: {

    autoSelectFamily: false
},

});

this is my client idk if here is the problem or what, im using atlas and put the 0.0.0.0 to allow all conections but nothing

33

this error comes me to and i just install the latest version and the error gone. there is the comment npm i mongodb@latest

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I upgraded to node version 20 along with “mongodb”: “^6.12.0”,
It solved the issue.