python-flask-proj3-update

Run locally

flask --app app run

How to connect MongoDB

1. Create a new cluster in MongoDB.
2. Connect via MongoDb Compass GUI.
3. Add password variable in .env
4. Copy connection string from MongoDB to VS code.

MongoDB NoSQL database

• in BSON format similar to JSON
• allows frequent updates
• performs faster performance and scale easily
• Structure:
  1. Database # Cluster contains database
  2. Collections # Each database contains a number of collections
  3. Documents # Stores KEY and VALUE pair per unique ID

Encountered issues and how it was resolved

1. SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED - added tlsCAFile=certifi.where() in connection string. documentation

Reload Flask with new code changes reflects

flask --app <app name> run --debug