SSL connection

Author: data-henrik

.env.example

@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@ SESSION_SECRET=
 
 # URL for your local mongodb installation. The below value is likely correct unless you setup your MongoDB configuration differently.
 LOCAL_MONGODB_URL=mongodb://localhost:27017
+# Certificate - needed for connecting to IBM Cloud Databases for MongoDB
+CERTIFICATE_BASE64=
+PORT=6001
+BIND=0.0.0.0

README.md

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ This application uses the [IBM Cloud Databases for MongoDB service](https://clou
 6. Run `node server.js` to start your app
 7. Open a browser to the link provided in the terminal prompt to view your app
 
+Note that the code assumes a secured connection to MongoDB using SSL and a certificate. This way you can run the app locally but connect to IBM Cloud Databases for MongoDB.
+
 ##### Deploy to IBM Cloud
 
 Option 1 (launch this app directly from this repo):

package.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "version": "1.1.0",
   "description": "MEAN (Mongo, Express, Angular, Node.js) Boilerplate for IBM Cloud",
   "main": "server.js",
-  "engines" : { "node" : "6.*" },
+  "engines" : { "node" : "8.*" },
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node server.js",
     "dev": "nodemon server.js"

server.js

@@ -36,7 +36,18 @@ if(appEnv.isLocal){
 
 //Detects environment and connects to appropriate DB
 if(appEnv.isLocal){
-    mongoose.connect(process.env.LOCAL_MONGODB_URL);
+    var ca = Buffer.from(process.env.CERTIFICATE_BASE64, 'base64');
+    mongoDbOptions = {
+        useNewUrlParser: true,  
+        ssl: true,
+        sslValidate: true,
+        sslCA: ca
+  };
+    mongoose.connect(process.env.LOCAL_MONGODB_URL, mongoDbOptions)
+        .then(res => console.log(res))
+        .catch(function (reason) {
+            console.log('Unable to connect to the mongodb instance. Error: ', reason);
+        });
     sessionDB = process.env.LOCAL_MONGODB_URL;
     console.log('Your MongoDB is running at ' + process.env.LOCAL_MONGODB_URL);
 }
@@ -48,12 +59,22 @@ else if(!appEnv.isLocal) {
     mongoDbUrl = mongoDbCredentials.composed[0];
     mongoDbOptions = {
         useNewUrlParser: true,
+        ssl: true,
+        sslValidate: true,
+        sslCA: ca,
         poolSize: 1,
         reconnectTries: 1
     };
 
     console.log("Your MongoDB is running at ", mongoDbUrl);
-    mongoose.connect(mongoDbUrl, mongoDbOptions); // connect to our database
+    // connect to our database
+    mongoose.Promise = global.Promise;
+    mongoose.connect(mongoDbUrl, mongoDbOptions)
+        .then(res => console.log(res))
+        .catch(function (reason) {
+            console.log('Unable to connect to the mongodb instance. Error: ', reason);
+        });
+    //mongoose.connect(mongoDbUrl, mongoDbOptions); // connect to our database
     sessionDB = mongoDbUrl;
 }
 else{
@@ -305,6 +326,6 @@ app.get('/protected', authorizeRequest, function(req, res){
 /********************************
 Ports
 ********************************/
-app.listen(appEnv.port, appEnv.bind, function() {
+app.listen(process.env.PORT || appEnv.port, process.env.BIND || appEnv.bind, function() {
   console.log("Node server running on " + appEnv.url);
 });