MongooseError: Operation `users.insertOne()` buffering timed out - node.js

Question

I am getting an error when trying to insert a document in the collection
MongooseError: Operation `users.insertOne()` buffering timed out after 10000ms
My dbLogic.js looks like this
const mongoose = require ("mongoose");
const User = require("./Collections/User")
mongoose.connect("mongodb://localhost:27017")
//console.log("Connected to db: ");
addUser()
async function addUser() {
const user = await User.create({ name: "Phiri", age: 40 })
console.log(user);
}
I also tried doing mongoose.connect("mongodb://localhost/myDatabase");
The connectionstring I am using mongodb://localhost:27017 is obtained from MongoDB compass. I am able to connect to the database using mongosh, and I can insert records etc.
My User.js looks like this
const mongoose = require ("mongoose");
const userSchema = mongoose.Schema({
name : String,
age : Number
})
module.exports = mongoose.model("User", userSchema);
The full errormessage I get
PS C:\Users\my_is\Programming\Project> node dbLogic.js
Listening on Port: 2000
(node:14400) [MONGOOSE] DeprecationWarning: Mongoose: the `strictQuery` option will be switched back to `false` by default in Mongoose 7. Use `mongoose.set('strictQuery', false);` if you want to prepare for this change. Or use `mongoose.set('strictQuery', true);` to suppress this warning.
(Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
C:\Users\my_is\Programming\Project\node_modules\mongoose\lib\drivers\node-mongodb-native\collection.js:175
const err = new MongooseError(message);
^
MongooseError: Operation `users.insertOne()` buffering timed out after 10000ms
at Timeout.<anonymous> (C:\Users\my_is\Programming\Project\node_modules\mongoose\lib\drivers\node-mongodb-native\collection.js:175:23)
at listOnTimeout (node:internal/timers:564:17)
at process.processTimers (node:internal/timers:507:7)
I found this thread (among others), that didn't help me:
MongooseError: Operation users.insertOne() buffering timed out after 10000ms” in Mongo Db atlas
Ps. I am running locally.

Answer 1

Try mongoose.connect("mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017") instead of the mongoose.connect("mongodb://localhost:27017").
If connecting fails on your machine, try using 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost.
https://mongoosejs.com/docs/connections.html