mongo-keepalive (Node.js)

Keep MongoDB Atlas free-tier clusters alive by sending periodic ping commands.

Installation

npm install mongo-keepalive

Usage

const { startKeepAlive } = require("mongo-keepalive");

(async () => {
  const handle = await startKeepAlive({
    uri: "mongodb+srv://user:[email protected]/db",
    interval: "12h", // optional, defaults to "12h"
  });

  // To stop later:
  // await handle.stop();
})();

API

startKeepAlive(options)

| Option | Type | Default | Description | | ---------- | ------ | ------- | ------------------------------------ | | uri | string | — | MongoDB connection string (required) | | interval | string | "12h" | Ping interval ("12h", "30m", "60s") |

Returns a Promise<{ stop: () => Promise<void> }>.

License

MIT