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I created the mongodb cluster and unable to connect to it , seeing hostnot found error
I created a mongodb cluster and unable to connect to it when using RoboMongo client to connect to it using the connection parameters showin the mongo dashboard . When i ping the host displayed in the connnection string , i am seeing the error No address associated with hostname . is there anything else that i have to do apart from creating the mongodb cluster and creating the database and user ?
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Hi there,
Cluster hostnames do not resolve using standard
digrequests to the hostname in the connection string.MongoDB clusters are hosted on multiple nodes and each has its own hostname. To retrieve the node hostnames of a cluster using
dig, you must specify thesrvrecord type in the request and prepend_mongodb._tcp.to the hostname in the connection string like this:When you connect to your cluster, you need to make sure that you provide the
+srvflag in the connection string as follows:If you are still unable to connect, you might have locked down the database cluster to a specific set of IP addresses via the Trusted Sources. If this is the case, make sure to add your IP address to the Trusted Sources list as well.
Let me know how it goes!
Best,
Bobby