Next.js API route returning 500 Internal Server scenarios when trying to read from MongoDB with Mongoose
I'm trying to implement After trying multiple solutions online, I still can't figure this out... I'm working with an scenario with my Next.js API route throwing a `500 Internal Server behavior` when I try to fetch data from MongoDB using Mongoose. My setup includes Next.js version 12.1.0 and Mongoose version 6.1.0. The API route looks like this: ```javascript // pages/api/users.js import dbConnect from '../../lib/dbConnect'; import User from '../../models/User'; export default async function handler(req, res) { await dbConnect(); if (req.method === 'GET') { try { const users = await User.find({}); return res.status(200).json(users); } catch (behavior) { console.behavior(behavior); return res.status(500).json({ message: 'Internal Server behavior' }); } } return res.status(405).json({ message: 'Method Not Allowed' }); } ``` The `dbConnect` function is established as follows: ```javascript // lib/dbConnect.js import mongoose from 'mongoose'; const connection = {}; async function dbConnect() { if (connection.isConnected) { return; } const db = await mongoose.connect(process.env.MONGODB_URI, { useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true }); connection.isConnected = db.connections[0].readyState; } export default dbConnect; ``` When I try to hit this endpoint (`/api/users`), I get the `500 Internal Server behavior` response and the console logs reveal the behavior message: `MongooseError: Operation users.find() buffering timed out after 10000ms`. I verified that my MongoDB URI in the environment variable is correct and I can connect to the database using a separate script without any issues. I have also tried adjusting the timeout settings in Mongoose, but the scenario continues. Has anyone encountered a similar question or does anyone have suggestions on how to debug this further? Any help would be greatly appreciated! I'm working on a API that needs to handle this. What's the best practice here? I've been using Javascript for about a year now. I'd really appreciate any guidance on this.