# Databases

letsgo currently supports mongodb only.

Table of contents:

• MongoDB Installation

# MongoDB Installation

# Install MongoDB locally

Please follow this installation guide.

# Connecting to MongoDB

# Fill the environment variable in .env as per your requirement.

DATABASE_HOST=127.0.0.1
DATABASE_PORT=27017
DATABASE=todo_api

# To Connect to the database add the following lines in ./main.go

package main

import (
	...
	"github.com/letsgo-framework/letsgo/database"
    ...
)


func main() {
    ...
    ...
	database.Connect()
    ...
}

# Define a collection: in ./database/collections.go create a function that returns a collection

package database

import "go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo"

func UserCollection() *mongo.Collection {
	return DB.Collection("users")
}