configure mongodb database w/ node

mongodb-node-config.js

var config = {
    "USER"    : "",
    "PASS"    : "",
    "HOST"    : "ec2-xx-xx-xx-xx.ap-southeast-2.compute.amazonaws.com",         "PORT"    : "27017",
    "DATABASE" : "my_example"     
};
var dbPath  = "mongodb://" + config.USER + ":" + config.PASS + "@" + config.HOST + ":" + config.PORT + "/" + config.DATABASE;

var mongoose  = require('mongoose');
var db = mongoose.connect(dbPath);

mongoose.connection.once('open', function() {
    // register mondels, etc
});