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# MongoDB Setup

To use the Economy Commands, you need to Setup a MongoDB Database.

1. Create a Free [MongoDB Account](https://www.mongodb.com/cloud/atlas/register)
2. Click on the `Create a New Database`.
3. Select the `CREATE` option in the **Shared** Tier.
4. Select a `Cloud Provider & Region` that is geographically closer to the average user that will use the bot. *This will effect the response time of the bot.*
5. Then you can Name your Cluster, after that click on `Create Cluster`. *This should take a couple of minutes.*
6. Then click on `Database Access` from the sidebar & then click on `Add New Database User`.
7. Under the `Password - Authentication Method`. Enter a username & password. then click on `Add User`.
8. After that, click on `Network Access` from the sidebar & then click on `Add IP Address`. & click on the `Allow Access from Anywhere` Then click on `Confirm`.
9. now, Click on `Database` from the sidebar & then click on `Connect`.
10. Then on click on `Connect your Application`. & Copy the link.
11. The paste that link in the `MONGODB` field in the `.env` file.
12. Now you need to modify that link,
    * Replace `<password>` with the password for the user that you created in **Step 7**.
    * Replace `myFirstDatabase` with the name of the Database that you named in **Step 5**.
13. That's it.