title: Strapi is not loading the Collections from existing MongoDB hosted on Digital Ocean
body: <p>I am creating a New Application using Strapi and I have tried to connect it with my MongoDB which is hosted on Digital Ocean but unfortunately <strong>Strapi is not able to fetch the collections from existing MongoDB</strong>. Here, I am mentioning the complete steps that I have followed to achieve the connection of Strapi with the existing MongoDB:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><p>I have followed this guide step by step to create a Strapi Application:  <a href="https://strapi.io/documentation/getting-started/quick-start.html" rel="noreferrer">Quick_Start_Strapi</a></p></li>
  <li><p>Although, I need to connect to my existing MongoDB which is hosted on Digital Ocean. So, as per Strapi documentaion, I have mentioned all the credentials ( <strong>host</strong>, <strong>port</strong>, <strong>username</strong>, <strong>password</strong> ) of my existing Database only on the creation of the Strapi Application.</p></li>
  <li><p>In the last, when application is created successfully, I have switched my current directory to project directory and run the command:</p>
  
  <pre><code>$ strapi start
  </code></pre></li>
  <li><p>I haven't faced any error in the terminal , consequently, that means</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>The connection is successful</p>
  </blockquote></li>
  <li><p>Then, I have registered myself through Strapi Register Panel. </p></li>
  <li>After logging into the application, there is only one collection is shown on the Strapi Dashboard that is the "<strong>Users Collection</strong>". <strong>Strapi failed to load any collection from existing MongoDB. In terms of Strapi, it failed to load any Content-Types.</strong></li>
  </ul>