meteor-mongolab-database.js

// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/28787886/meteor-database-connection

if (Meteor.isServer) {

    var database = new MongoInternals.RemoteCollectionDriver("mongodb://127.0.0.1:3001/meteor");
    Boxes = new Mongo.Collection("boxes", { _driver: database });
    Meteor.publish('boxes', function() {
        return Boxes.find(); 
    }); 
}


if (Meteor.isClient) {
    Boxes = new Mongo.Collection("boxes");
    Meteor.subscribe('boxes');
    Template.homeCanvasTpl.helpers({
        boxes: function () {
            return Boxes.find({});
        }
    });
}