Download image file from MongoDB
So, what I had to do was set up my db connection like this:
mongoose.connect(mongodb_url, { useMongoClient: true });var db = mongoose.connection;db.options = {};db.on('error', console.error.bind(console, 'connection error:'));db.once('open', function() { console.info('database connection successful');});
"db.options = {};" was the kicker.