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👐 Configure the Application

Now that your environment is set up, you can configure the application.

Open the file .env.example. This file contains the configuration for the application.

The file should look like this:

NODE_ENV=development
OPENAI_API_KEY=YOUR-KEY-HERE
MONGODB_ATLAS_URI=YOUR-CONNECTION-STRING-HERE

Enter your OpenAI API key​

Enter your OpenAI API key in the OPENAI_API_KEY parameter. This is the key you created in the Create your OpenAI Account section.

Enter your MongoDB connection string​

To get your connection string, go back to the Atlas UI, and look for the Connect button.

Screenshot of the connect button

This will provide you with a modal that offers a number of different ways to connect to your database.

Screenshot of the connect modal

Select Compass. While we won't be using Compass to import the data, it's an easy way to see your connection string.

Screenshot of the connection string

Look for your connection string. It should look something like

mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@<cluster-url>/

Enter your connection string in the MONGODB_ATLAS_URI parameter.

tip

Don't forget to replace <password> with the password you set when you created the cluster.

Save and rename the file​

Save the file as .env (without the .example extension).