diff --git a/server/src/config/connections.ts b/server/src/config/connections.ts
index e69de29..41ad3cc 100644
--- a/server/src/config/connections.ts
+++ b/server/src/config/connections.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import dotenv from 'dotenv';
+dotenv.config();
+
+import mongoose from 'mongoose';
+
+const MONGODB_URI = process.env.MONGODB_URI || '';
+
+const db = async (): Promise<typeof mongoose.connection> => {
+  try {
+    await mongoose.connect(MONGODB_URI);
+    console.log('Database connected.');
+    return mongoose.connection;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Database connection error:', error);
+    throw new Error('Database connection failed.');
+  }
+};
+
+export default db;