Can't run grunt serve after scaffolding

[seriema]

I created a new project with yo klei and chose not to have Stylesheets, but I accepted the Todo app. Directly after I run grunt serve which gives me this:

$ grunt serve
Running "serve" task

Running "clean:temp" (clean) task
Cleaning .tmp...OK

Running "html2js:app" (html2js) task
Successfully converted 1 html templates to js.

Running "jshint:app" (jshint) task

✔ No problems


Running "injector:app" (injector) task
Missing option `template`, using `dest` as template instead
Injecting js files (8 files)
>> Nothing changed

Running "copy:index" (copy) task
Copied 1 files

Running "express:dev" (express) task
Starting background Express server
connect.multipart() will be removed in connect 3.0
visit https://github.com/senchalabs/connect/wiki/Connect-3.0 for alternatives
connect.limit() will be removed in connect 3.0
CONTROLLER-ACTION:ADD POST /api/todo
CONTROLLER-ACTION:ADD GET /api/todo/:id
CONTROLLER-ACTION:ADD PUT /api/todo/:id

Running "watch" task
Waiting...CONTROLLER-ACTION:ADD DELETE /api/todo/:id
CONTROLLER-ACTION:ADD GET /api/todo
DEVELOPMENT Server listening on port 1337

events.js:72
        throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
              ^
Error: failed to connect to [localhost:27017]
    at null.<anonymous> (/Users/john-philipjohansson/Documents/GitHub/whatthee5/node_modules/mongoose/node_modules/mongodb/lib/mongodb/connection/server.js:546:74)
    at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:106:17)
    at null.<anonymous> (/Users/john-philipjohansson/Documents/GitHub/whatthee5/node_modules/mongoose/node_modules/mongodb/lib/mongodb/connection/connection_pool.js:150:15)
    at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:98:17)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/Users/john-philipjohansson/Documents/GitHub/whatthee5/node_modules/mongoose/node_modules/mongodb/lib/mongodb/connection/connection.js:533:10)
    at Socket.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:95:17)
    at net.js:441:14
    at process._tickCallback (node.js:415:13)

[seriema]

Hmm I needed to start mongod first. Would be nice with a message or a task that starts it, instead of this random error.

[joakimbeng]

It is stated in the readme that it's required to run MongoDB before running grunt serve.

But you're right, this could be clarified by wrapping the mongoose.connect call with a try-catchstatement.

[duyongguang]

I run the same code, in linux,It is OK,
but in windows return the errors ,
when I run server

Error: failed to connect to [182.192.145.121:27017]
at null. (D:\workspace\xxx\node_modules\mongoose\node_mod
ules\mongodb\lib\mongodb\connection\server.js:546:74)
at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:106:17)
at null. (D:\workspace\xxx\node_modules\mongoose\node_mod
ules\mongodb\lib\mongodb\connection\connection_pool.js:150:15)
at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:98:17)
at Socket. (D:\workspace\xxx\node_modules\mongoose\node_m
odules\mongodb\lib\mongodb\connection\connection.js:533:10)
at Socket.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:95:17)
at net.js:441:14
at process._tickCallback (node.js:415:13)
at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:499:11)
at startup (node.js:119:16)

[joakimbeng]

And you are sure that there is a mongodb instance running on 182.192.145.121:27017?