MongooseError: Operation `users.findOne()` buffering timed out

Hamid_Ali · 2024-03-05T18:18:32.661Z

same issue

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Kushagra_Kesav · 2024-03-07T07:28:31.996Z

Welcome to the MongoDB Community forums

It seems that the issue you’re facing could be due to the database not being connected. Could you please ensure the following:

Confirm that your database is connected, and your code is pointing to the correct URL.
Check if your mongoose.connect(...) code is loading properly.
Verify the structure of your code, especially if you’re running into issues when the mongoose.connect code is in a different file. Make sure to require that file in your main index.js file.

Additionally, as per the Mongoose documentation at https://mongoosejs.com/docs/connections.html. The model might be called before the connection is established.

To resolve this, consider using async/await with connect() or createConnection() or use .then(), as these functions return promises starting from Mongoose 5.

Here’s an example code snippet for your reference:

const dbconnect = async () => {
  await connect('<MongoDB_URI>');
  console.log("Connected to Database");
}

dbconnect()
  .catch((err) => console.error(err))

Make sure to adapt your code accordingly to incorporate these suggestions. I hope it helps!

Best regards,
Kushagra

Pranjal_Hazarika · 2025-02-24T16:12:24.038Z

i was facing the same problem , i didnt found anything on the internet , writing this so it might help someone , my connection string was correct i was using async await. everything was correct still i was getting the error. my problem was that , i was creating mongodb connection in different directory where the model was not present and trying to query in different directory . so it was to able to connect but not able to go to ready state. so i think better keep all your mongoose related file in one place and use only one connection file.