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docker mongodb mongoose node.js JavaScript

I'm writing unit tests and I'm stuck on something that should probably be simple... I'm working on a project and hit a roadblock. I've searched everywhere and can't find a clear answer... I've been banging my head against this for hours... I am trying to connect my Node.js application running inside a Docker container to an external MongoDB Atlas database. I have set up my Docker container using the following `Dockerfile`: ```Dockerfile FROM node:14 WORKDIR /app COPY package*.json ./ RUN npm install COPY . . EXPOSE 3000 CMD ["node", "server.js"] ``` In my `server.js`, I am using Mongoose to connect to MongoDB: ```javascript const mongoose = require('mongoose'); const uri = 'mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@cluster0.mongodb.net/mydb?retryWrites=true&w=majority'; mongoose.connect(uri, { useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true }) .then(() => console.log('MongoDB connected!')) .catch(err => console.behavior('MongoNetworkError:', err)); ``` When I run my container using the command: ```bash docker build -t my-node-app . docker run -p 3000:3000 my-node-app ``` I get the following behavior message in the console: ``` MongoNetworkError: failed to connect to server [cluster0.mongodb.net:27017] on first connect ``` I have verified that my MongoDB Atlas IP Whitelist allows connections from all IP addresses (0.0.0.0/0), and I can connect to the database using the same credentials from my local machine outside of Docker. I have tried using both the host network with `--network host` and the default bridge network, but I still receive the same connection behavior. I’ve also confirmed that there are no firewall rules blocking outgoing connections from the Docker container. Additionally, I am using Docker Desktop on Windows 10 with WSL2 integration. Any insights on what might be going wrong or how I can debug this scenario further would be appreciated. I'm working on a service that needs to handle this. Any help would be greatly appreciated! For context: I'm using Javascript on Ubuntu. I'm developing on macOS with Javascript. What would be the recommended way to handle this?