Initialize fresh project without Clerk

api/db-test.ts

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+import type { VercelRequest, VercelResponse } from '@vercel/node';
+import mongoose from 'mongoose';
+
+export default async function handler(req: VercelRequest, res: VercelResponse) {
+    try {
+        const uri = process.env.MONGODB_URI;
+        if (!uri) throw new Error('MONGODB_URI is missing from Vercel settings');
+
+        await mongoose.connect(uri);
+        const state = mongoose.connection.readyState;
+        await mongoose.disconnect();
+
+        res.json({
+            success: true,
+            message: 'MongoDB Connection verified!',
+            state: state === 1 ? 'Connected' : state
+        });
+    } catch (error: unknown) {
+        const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error';
+        const stack = error instanceof Error ? error.stack : undefined;
+        res.status(500).json({
+            success: false,
+            error: message,
+            stack: stack
+        });
+    }
+}