How do I use an existing MongoDB in a Meteor project?

Question

Let's say there is a running MongoDB server for a GUI client (by wxPython) for a while.

How could I connect my new Meteor project to my already existing MongoDB?

Answer 1

Use the environment variable MONGO_URL. Something like:

export MONGO_URL=mongodb://localhost:27017/your_db

Replace your_db with meteor or whatever db you want to use.