Test My Node-Mongo Backend

I have a fully written Node.js + Express API that uses Mongoose for data access. Because my M1 Mac can’t spin up MongoDB locally, I need a quick live test on your side where MongoDB Atlas is already running.

Here’s what I’d like us to do: we’ll connect my code to your Atlas instance(local server), spin the server up, hit the REST endpoints with Postman (or a tool of your choice), and confirm that reads, writes and JWT-protected routes behave exactly as expected. If anything environment-specific pops up—env vars, CORS quirks, connection strings—I’d like your help ironing it out on the spot.

I’m planning to pair over VS Code Live Share so I can watch you run the project, step through breakpoints and swap fixes in real time. The whole session should be no more than an hour or two.

When you reply, a quick note pointing me to past work that shows you’ve debugged or deployed Node/Mongo stacks before is all I need to choose the right person.