# Configuration

Configure Nuxt Mongoose with the `mongoose` property.

```ts [nuxt.config]
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  mongoose: {
    uri: 'process.env.MONGODB_URI',
    options: {},
    modelsDir: 'models',
    devtools: true,
  },
})
```

| **Key**                      | **Type**   | **Default**             | **Description**                                                                                      |
| ---------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `uri` | `string` | process.env.MONGODB_URI | Connection Uri String |
| `options` | `ConnectOptions` | { } | Connection Options |
| `modelsDir` | `string` | models | The models(schema) directory located in `server` for auto-import |
| `devtools` | `boolean` | true | Enable Mongoose module in [`Nuxt Devtools`](https://github.com/nuxt/devtools) |