Context:

I want to show some records from mongoDB to my front-end chrome extension(iNotes). So, i need backend that will communicate with my mongoDB.

Problem:

I'm building a serverless function using Netlify Functions to connect to my MongoDB database. The function works perfectly in local development using netlify dev, but in production (after deploying with netlify deploy --prod), I get a 504 Gateway Timeout

So, My setup is:-

• functions/getFeatureRequests.js
• Using mongodb driver
• MongoDB Atlas free-tier cluster
• Netlify Free Plan

const { MongoClient } = require('mongodb');

const uri = "uri_here";

exports.handler = async function () {
  const client = new MongoClient(uri);
  try {
    await client.connect();
    const db = client.db("i_notes_db");
    const collection = db.collection("feature_requests");
    const data = await collection.find().toArray();
    return {
      statusCode: 200,
      body: JSON.stringify(data),
      headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
      },
    };
  } catch (err) {
    return {
      statusCode: 500,
      body: JSON.stringify({ error: err.message }),
    };
  } finally {
    await client.close();
  }
};

I have some question

• Is there any way to reliably use access MongoDB with Netlify Functions on the free plan?
• Would Netlify Background Functions or another host (Render, Vercel, etc.) be more reliable for MongoDB-backed APIs?

My uses case:

I want to show some records from mongoDB to my front-end chrome extension(iNotes). So, i need backend that will communicate with my mongoDB.