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diff --git a/backend/src/config/constants.js b/backend/src/config/constants.js
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+export const DB_NAME = 'intro-to-backend';
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diff --git a/backend/src/config/database.js b/backend/src/config/database.js
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+import mongoose from "mongoose";
+import { DB_NAME } from './constants.js'
+
+const connectDB = async () => {
+  try {
+    const connectionInstance = await mongoose.connect(
+      `${process.env.MONGODB_URI}/${DB_NAME}`,
+    );
+    console.log(`\nMongoDB connected successfully
+            ${connectionInstance.connection.host}`)
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.log("MongoDB connection failed", error)
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+}
+
+export default connectDB