Connect to MongoDB database using mongoose behind a proxy

Question

I am using mongoose to connect to my database in mongolab in my server.js file :

mongoose.connect('mongodb://MyUsername:MyPassword@ds089702.mongolab.com:89702/todo'); 

When i launch my server with node server.js command, i see this error in my terminal

failed to connect to [ds089702.mongolab.com:89702]

I am very sure that is just a corporate proxy problem, so I'm wondering how can I connect to my database over the corporate proxy using mongoose ?

Thank you!

Answer 1

I had the same problem and figured out a solution that worked for me.

Example mongodb URI:

mongodb://:@ds123456.mlab.com:37409/dbName

1. Use a proxy client (e.g. Proxifier).
2. Create a HTTPS proxy through port 8080 using your corporate proxy as the address.

3. Create a rule for mlab using your URI's port as the target port, which uses the HTTPS proxy you created above as its action.

4. Prioritize your mlab rule high in the rules list.