Mongo DB connects successful but does not create database

Question

const express = require('express');
const exphbs = require('express-handlebars');
const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
const mongoose = require('mongoose');
const app = express();

// Connect to mongoose
mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost:27017/sample')
.then(() => console.log('MongoDB Connected...'))
.catch(err => console.log(err));

app.get('/', (req, res) => {
const title = 'Welcome';
res.send('ok');
});

app.listen(port, () => {
   console.log(`Server started on port ${port}`);
});

I have written this code to connect MongoDB and there is no issue with the connection but when I show my DBS using "> show dbs", I can't see the sample database which I have created. My system is windows 32 bit.

Answer 1

Just connecting to the database won't create it. You need to add something to the database like saving a new document or adding an index.