diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 90deb1aa2..607147a0b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Contributing to Loco
 
-Thank you for taking the time to read this. 
+Thank you for taking the time to read this.
 
 The first way to show support is to star our repos :).
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Feature requests from anyone is definitely welcomed! You can open an [issue](htt
 
 ## I want to support
 
-Awesome! The best way to support us is to recommend it to your classmates/colleagues/friends, write blog posts and tutorials on our projects and help out other users in the community. 
+Awesome! The best way to support us is to recommend it to your classmates/colleagues/friends, write blog posts and tutorials on our projects and help out other users in the community.
 
 ## I want to join
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ You can see how we test in [.github/workflows](.github/workflows/)
 #### Snapshots
 To update/create a snapshots we are using [insta](https://github.com/mitsuhiko/insta). all you need to do is install insta and run the following command:
 ```
-cargo install test --review
+cargo insta test --review
 ```
 
 In case of cli changes we snapshot the binary commands. in case of changes run the following command yo update the CLI snapshot
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ then cd to `docs-site` and run `zola serve`
 
 The most recommended and straightforward method to contribute changes to the project involves forking it on GitHub and subsequently initiating a pull request to propose the integration of your modifications into our repository.
 
-Changes a starters project are not recommended. read more [here](./starters/README.md) 
+Changes a starters project are not recommended. read more [here](./starters/README.md)
 
 ### In Your Pull Request Description, Include:
 - References to any bugs fixed by the change
@@ -84,6 +84,3 @@ Changes a starters project are not recommended. read more [here](./starters/READ
 - be based on the master branch
 - adhere to the code [style](#code-style)
 - Successfully passes the [test suite](#testing)
-
-
-
diff --git a/examples/demo/Cargo.lock b/examples/demo/Cargo.lock
index fce7cded5..053332ec0 100644
--- a/examples/demo/Cargo.lock
+++ b/examples/demo/Cargo.lock
@@ -458,6 +458,34 @@ version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d468802bab17cbc0cc575e9b053f41e72aa36bfa6b7f55e3529ffa43161b97fa"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "axum"
+version = "0.6.20"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3b829e4e32b91e643de6eafe82b1d90675f5874230191a4ffbc1b336dec4d6bf"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-trait",
+ "axum-core 0.3.4",
+ "bitflags 1.3.2",
+ "bytes",
+ "futures-util",
+ "http 0.2.11",
+ "http-body 0.4.6",
+ "hyper 0.14.28",
+ "itoa",
+ "matchit",
+ "memchr",
+ "mime",
+ "percent-encoding",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "rustversion",
+ "serde",
+ "sync_wrapper",
+ "tower",
+ "tower-layer",
+ "tower-service",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "axum"
 version = "0.7.4"
@@ -465,7 +493,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1236b4b292f6c4d6dc34604bb5120d85c3fe1d1aa596bd5cc52ca054d13e7b9e"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
- "axum-core",
+ "axum-core 0.4.3",
  "axum-macros",
  "bytes",
  "futures-util",
@@ -494,6 +522,23 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "axum-core"
+version = "0.3.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "759fa577a247914fd3f7f76d62972792636412fbfd634cd452f6a385a74d2d2c"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-trait",
+ "bytes",
+ "futures-util",
+ "http 0.2.11",
+ "http-body 0.4.6",
+ "mime",
+ "rustversion",
+ "tower-layer",
+ "tower-service",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "axum-core"
 version = "0.4.3"
@@ -521,8 +566,8 @@ version = "0.9.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "895ff42f72016617773af68fb90da2a9677d89c62338ec09162d4909d86fdd8f"
 dependencies = [
- "axum",
- "axum-core",
+ "axum 0.7.4",
+ "axum-core 0.4.3",
  "bytes",
  "cookie",
  "futures-util",
@@ -555,7 +600,7 @@ version = "0.6.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b683cbc43010e9a3d72c2f31ca464155ff4f95819e88a32924b0f47a43898978"
 dependencies = [
- "axum",
+ "axum 0.7.4",
  "bytes",
  "futures",
  "futures-core",
@@ -580,7 +625,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
  "auto-future",
- "axum",
+ "axum 0.7.4",
  "bytes",
  "cookie",
  "http 1.0.0",
@@ -600,6 +645,24 @@ dependencies = [
  "url",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "axum-tracing-opentelemetry"
+version = "0.18.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f26965dca35be1ca4a128177b9302c4c04f0661443621171adb09d002dcdf1d5"
+dependencies = [
+ "axum 0.7.4",
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-util",
+ "http 1.0.0",
+ "opentelemetry",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "tower",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-opentelemetry",
+ "tracing-opentelemetry-instrumentation-sdk",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "axum_session"
 version = "0.10.1"
@@ -608,8 +671,8 @@ checksum = "d98669d6e652c4688e12f5d9f9a6a0077f5be101a1bfaa169062d3df70ad4e38"
 dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm",
  "async-trait",
- "axum-core",
- "base64",
+ "axum-core 0.4.3",
+ "base64 0.21.7",
  "bytes",
  "chrono",
  "cookie",
@@ -655,6 +718,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "base64"
+version = "0.13.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9e1b586273c5702936fe7b7d6896644d8be71e6314cfe09d3167c95f712589e8"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "base64"
 version = "0.21.7"
@@ -732,13 +801,14 @@ name = "blo"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
- "axum",
+ "axum 0.7.4",
  "axum-extra",
  "axum-test",
  "axum_session",
  "chrono",
  "eyre",
  "fluent-templates",
+ "futures-util",
  "include_dir",
  "insta",
  "loco-extras",
@@ -752,6 +822,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serial_test",
  "tera",
  "tokio",
+ "tower",
  "tracing",
  "tracing-subscriber",
  "trycmd",
@@ -830,6 +901,27 @@ dependencies = [
  "alloc-stdlib",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bson"
+version = "2.10.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4d43b38e074cc0de2957f10947e376a1d88b9c4dbab340b590800cc1b2e066b2"
+dependencies = [
+ "ahash 0.8.7",
+ "base64 0.13.1",
+ "bitvec",
+ "hex",
+ "indexmap 2.2.2",
+ "js-sys",
+ "once_cell",
+ "rand",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_bytes",
+ "serde_json",
+ "time",
+ "uuid",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bstr"
 version = "1.9.0"
@@ -922,7 +1014,7 @@ checksum = "2d886547e41f740c616ae73108f6eb70afe6d940c7bc697cb30f13daec073037"
 dependencies = [
  "camino",
  "cargo-platform",
- "semver",
+ "semver 1.0.21",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "thiserror",
@@ -1026,7 +1118,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "anstream",
  "anstyle",
  "clap_lex",
- "strsim",
+ "strsim 0.11.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1113,6 +1205,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "convert_case"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6245d59a3e82a7fc217c5828a6692dbc6dfb63a0c8c90495621f7b9d79704a0e"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cookie"
 version = "0.18.0"
@@ -1120,7 +1218,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3cd91cf61412820176e137621345ee43b3f4423e589e7ae4e50d601d93e35ef8"
 dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm",
- "base64",
+ "base64 0.21.7",
  "percent-encoding",
  "rand",
  "subtle",
@@ -1178,6 +1276,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-channel"
+version = "0.5.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ab3db02a9c5b5121e1e42fbdb1aeb65f5e02624cc58c43f2884c6ccac0b82f95"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "crossbeam-deque"
 version = "0.8.5"
@@ -1267,6 +1374,41 @@ dependencies = [
  "cipher",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "darling"
+version = "0.13.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a01d95850c592940db9b8194bc39f4bc0e89dee5c4265e4b1807c34a9aba453c"
+dependencies = [
+ "darling_core",
+ "darling_macro",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "darling_core"
+version = "0.13.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "859d65a907b6852c9361e3185c862aae7fafd2887876799fa55f5f99dc40d610"
+dependencies = [
+ "fnv",
+ "ident_case",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "strsim 0.10.0",
+ "syn 1.0.109",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "darling_macro"
+version = "0.13.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9c972679f83bdf9c42bd905396b6c3588a843a17f0f16dfcfa3e2c5d57441835"
+dependencies = [
+ "darling_core",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 1.0.109",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dashmap"
 version = "5.5.3"
@@ -1280,6 +1422,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "parking_lot_core",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "data-encoding"
+version = "2.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e8566979429cf69b49a5c740c60791108e86440e8be149bbea4fe54d2c32d6e2"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "der"
 version = "0.7.8"
@@ -1312,6 +1460,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 1.0.109",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "derive_more"
+version = "0.99.17"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4fb810d30a7c1953f91334de7244731fc3f3c10d7fe163338a35b9f640960321"
+dependencies = [
+ "convert_case",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "rustc_version 0.4.0",
+ "syn 1.0.109",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "deunicode"
 version = "1.4.2"
@@ -1413,7 +1574,7 @@ version = "0.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "dbfb21b9878cf7a348dcb8559109aabc0ec40d69924bd706fa5149846c4fef75"
 dependencies = [
- "base64",
+ "base64 0.21.7",
  "memchr",
 ]
 
@@ -1438,6 +1599,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "enum-as-inner"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "21cdad81446a7f7dc43f6a77409efeb9733d2fa65553efef6018ef257c959b73"
+dependencies = [
+ "heck",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 1.0.109",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "equivalent"
 version = "1.0.1"
@@ -1925,6 +2098,25 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "h2"
+version = "0.3.26"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "81fe527a889e1532da5c525686d96d4c2e74cdd345badf8dfef9f6b39dd5f5e8"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytes",
+ "fnv",
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-sink",
+ "futures-util",
+ "http 0.2.11",
+ "indexmap 2.2.2",
+ "slab",
+ "tokio",
+ "tokio-util",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "h2"
 version = "0.4.2"
@@ -2158,6 +2350,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-channel",
  "futures-core",
  "futures-util",
+ "h2 0.3.26",
  "http 0.2.11",
  "http-body 0.4.6",
  "httparse",
@@ -2180,7 +2373,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "futures-channel",
  "futures-util",
- "h2",
+ "h2 0.4.2",
  "http 1.0.0",
  "http-body 1.0.0",
  "httparse",
@@ -2191,6 +2384,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "want",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hyper-timeout"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bbb958482e8c7be4bc3cf272a766a2b0bf1a6755e7a6ae777f017a31d11b13b1"
+dependencies = [
+ "hyper 0.14.28",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "tokio",
+ "tokio-io-timeout",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hyper-util"
 version = "0.1.3"
@@ -2234,6 +2439,23 @@ dependencies = [
  "cc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ident_case"
+version = "1.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b9e0384b61958566e926dc50660321d12159025e767c18e043daf26b70104c39"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "idna"
+version = "0.2.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "418a0a6fab821475f634efe3ccc45c013f742efe03d853e8d3355d5cb850ecf8"
+dependencies = [
+ "matches",
+ "unicode-bidi",
+ "unicode-normalization",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "idna"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -2332,6 +2554,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.48",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "init-tracing-opentelemetry"
+version = "0.18.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "754367a7e7f9314afe3ee9780ba8b8ea2cab487cdc8017c9794793051242f878"
+dependencies = [
+ "opentelemetry",
+ "opentelemetry-otlp",
+ "opentelemetry-semantic-conventions",
+ "opentelemetry_sdk",
+ "thiserror",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-opentelemetry",
+ "tracing-subscriber",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "inout"
 version = "0.1.3"
@@ -2397,6 +2635,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ipconfig"
+version = "0.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b58db92f96b720de98181bbbe63c831e87005ab460c1bf306eb2622b4707997f"
+dependencies = [
+ "socket2 0.5.5",
+ "widestring",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+ "winreg",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ipnet"
 version = "2.9.0"
@@ -2442,7 +2692,7 @@ version = "9.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5c7ea04a7c5c055c175f189b6dc6ba036fd62306b58c66c9f6389036c503a3f4"
 dependencies = [
- "base64",
+ "base64 0.21.7",
  "js-sys",
  "pem",
  "ring",
@@ -2476,7 +2726,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "357ff5edb6d8326473a64c82cf41ddf78ab116f89668c50c4fac1b321e5e80f4"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
- "base64",
+ "base64 0.21.7",
  "chumsky",
  "email-encoding",
  "email_address",
@@ -2494,7 +2744,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rustls-pemfile 2.0.0",
  "socket2 0.5.5",
  "tokio",
- "tokio-rustls",
+ "tokio-rustls 0.25.0",
  "url",
  "webpki-roots 0.26.1",
 ]
@@ -2566,12 +2816,21 @@ name = "loco-extras"
 version = "0.4.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
- "axum",
+ "axum 0.7.4",
  "axum-prometheus",
+ "axum-tracing-opentelemetry",
+ "init-tracing-opentelemetry",
  "loco-rs",
+ "mongodb",
+ "opentelemetry",
+ "opentelemetry-otlp",
+ "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "tower",
  "tower-http",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-opentelemetry-instrumentation-sdk",
+ "tracing-subscriber",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2588,7 +2847,7 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 dependencies = [
  "argon2",
  "async-trait",
- "axum",
+ "axum 0.7.4",
  "axum-extra",
  "axum-test",
  "backtrace_printer",
@@ -2642,6 +2901,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "value-bag",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "lru-cache"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "31e24f1ad8321ca0e8a1e0ac13f23cb668e6f5466c2c57319f6a5cf1cc8e3b1c"
+dependencies = [
+ "linked-hash-map",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "match_cfg"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -2657,6 +2925,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "regex-automata 0.1.10",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "matches"
+version = "0.1.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2532096657941c2fea9c289d370a250971c689d4f143798ff67113ec042024a5"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "matchit"
 version = "0.7.3"
@@ -2695,7 +2969,7 @@ version = "0.13.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "83a4c4718a371ddfb7806378f23617876eea8b82e5ff1324516bcd283249d9ea"
 dependencies = [
- "base64",
+ "base64 0.21.7",
  "hyper 0.14.28",
  "indexmap 1.9.3",
  "ipnet",
@@ -2773,6 +3047,53 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "mongodb"
+version = "2.8.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ef206acb1b72389b49bc9985efe7eb1f8a9bb18e5680d262fac26c07f44025f1"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-trait",
+ "base64 0.13.1",
+ "bitflags 1.3.2",
+ "bson",
+ "chrono",
+ "derivative",
+ "derive_more",
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-executor",
+ "futures-io",
+ "futures-util",
+ "hex",
+ "hmac",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "md-5",
+ "pbkdf2",
+ "percent-encoding",
+ "rand",
+ "rustc_version_runtime",
+ "rustls 0.21.10",
+ "rustls-pemfile 1.0.4",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_bytes",
+ "serde_with",
+ "sha-1",
+ "sha2",
+ "socket2 0.4.10",
+ "stringprep",
+ "strsim 0.10.0",
+ "take_mut",
+ "thiserror",
+ "tokio",
+ "tokio-rustls 0.24.1",
+ "tokio-util",
+ "trust-dns-proto",
+ "trust-dns-resolver",
+ "typed-builder",
+ "uuid",
+ "webpki-roots 0.25.4",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "multer"
 version = "3.0.0"
@@ -2953,6 +3274,93 @@ version = "0.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "624a8340c38c1b80fd549087862da4ba43e08858af025b236e509b6649fc13d5"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "opentelemetry"
+version = "0.22.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "900d57987be3f2aeb70d385fff9b27fb74c5723cc9a52d904d4f9c807a0667bf"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-sink",
+ "js-sys",
+ "once_cell",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "thiserror",
+ "urlencoding",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "opentelemetry-http"
+version = "0.11.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7690dc77bf776713848c4faa6501157469017eaf332baccd4eb1cea928743d94"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-trait",
+ "bytes",
+ "http 0.2.11",
+ "opentelemetry",
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+[[package]]
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+dependencies = [
+ "async-trait",
+ "futures-core",
+ "http 0.2.11",
+ "opentelemetry",
+ "opentelemetry-http",
+ "opentelemetry-proto",
+ "opentelemetry-semantic-conventions",
+ "opentelemetry_sdk",
+ "prost",
+ "thiserror",
+ "tokio",
+ "tonic",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3a8fddc9b68f5b80dae9d6f510b88e02396f006ad48cac349411fbecc80caae4"
+dependencies = [
+ "opentelemetry",
+ "opentelemetry_sdk",
+ "prost",
+ "tonic",
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+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f9ab5bd6c42fb9349dcf28af2ba9a0667f697f9bdcca045d39f2cec5543e2910"
+
+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9e90c7113be649e31e9a0f8b5ee24ed7a16923b322c3c5ab6367469c049d6b7e"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-trait",
+ "crossbeam-channel",
+ "futures-channel",
+ "futures-executor",
+ "futures-util",
+ "glob",
+ "once_cell",
+ "opentelemetry",
+ "ordered-float 4.2.0",
+ "percent-encoding",
+ "rand",
+ "thiserror",
+ "tokio",
+ "tokio-stream",
+]
+
 [[package]]
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 version = "3.9.2"
@@ -2962,6 +3370,15 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
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+name = "ordered-float"
+version = "4.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a76df7075c7d4d01fdcb46c912dd17fba5b60c78ea480b475f2b6ab6f666584e"
+dependencies = [
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
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@@ -3057,13 +3474,22 @@ version = "1.0.14"
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+[[package]]
+name = "pbkdf2"
+version = "0.11.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "83a0692ec44e4cf1ef28ca317f14f8f07da2d95ec3fa01f86e4467b725e60917"
+dependencies = [
+ "digest",
+]
+
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 checksum = "1b8fcc794035347fb64beda2d3b462595dd2753e3f268d89c5aae77e8cf2c310"
 dependencies = [
- "base64",
+ "base64 0.21.7",
  "serde",
 ]
 
@@ -3353,6 +3779,29 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
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+version = "0.12.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d0f5d036824e4761737860779c906171497f6d55681139d8312388f8fe398922"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytes",
+ "prost-derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "prost-derive"
+version = "0.12.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9554e3ab233f0a932403704f1a1d08c30d5ccd931adfdfa1e8b5a19b52c1d55a"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "itertools",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.48",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "psm"
 version = "0.1.21"
@@ -3397,6 +3846,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "quick-error"
+version = "1.2.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a1d01941d82fa2ab50be1e79e6714289dd7cde78eba4c074bc5a4374f650dfe0"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "quote"
 version = "1.0.35"
@@ -3612,6 +4067,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "resolv-conf"
+version = "0.7.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "52e44394d2086d010551b14b53b1f24e31647570cd1deb0379e2c21b329aba00"
+dependencies = [
+ "hostname",
+ "quick-error",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ring"
 version = "0.17.7"
@@ -3703,7 +4168,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "futures-timer",
  "rstest_macros",
- "rustc_version",
+ "rustc_version 0.4.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3718,7 +4183,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "quote",
  "regex",
  "relative-path",
- "rustc_version",
+ "rustc_version 0.4.0",
  "syn 2.0.48",
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
@@ -3767,13 +4232,32 @@ version = "1.1.0"
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+[[package]]
+name = "rustc_version"
+version = "0.2.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "138e3e0acb6c9fb258b19b67cb8abd63c00679d2851805ea151465464fe9030a"
+dependencies = [
+ "semver 0.9.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bfa0f585226d2e68097d4f95d113b15b83a82e819ab25717ec0590d9584ef366"
 dependencies = [
- "semver",
+ "semver 1.0.21",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rustc_version_runtime"
+version = "0.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d31b7153270ebf48bf91c65ae5b0c00e749c4cfad505f66530ac74950249582f"
+dependencies = [
+ "rustc_version 0.2.3",
+ "semver 0.9.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3809,6 +4293,7 @@ version = "0.21.10"
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 checksum = "f9d5a6813c0759e4609cd494e8e725babae6a2ca7b62a5536a13daaec6fcb7ba"
 dependencies = [
+ "log",
  "ring",
  "rustls-webpki 0.101.7",
  "sct",
@@ -3834,7 +4319,7 @@ version = "1.0.4"
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 checksum = "1c74cae0a4cf6ccbbf5f359f08efdf8ee7e1dc532573bf0db71968cb56b1448c"
 dependencies = [
- "base64",
+ "base64 0.21.7",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3843,7 +4328,7 @@ version = "2.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "35e4980fa29e4c4b212ffb3db068a564cbf560e51d3944b7c88bd8bf5bec64f4"
 dependencies = [
- "base64",
+ "base64 0.21.7",
  "rustls-pki-types",
 ]
 
@@ -4036,7 +4521,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "derivative",
  "inherent",
- "ordered-float",
+ "ordered-float 3.9.2",
  "rust_decimal",
  "sea-query-derive",
  "serde_json",
@@ -4117,6 +4602,15 @@ version = "1.0.3"
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+[[package]]
+name = "semver"
+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1d7eb9ef2c18661902cc47e535f9bc51b78acd254da71d375c2f6720d9a40403"
+dependencies = [
+ "semver-parser",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "semver"
 version = "1.0.21"
@@ -4126,6 +4620,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "semver-parser"
+version = "0.7.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "388a1df253eca08550bef6c72392cfe7c30914bf41df5269b68cbd6ff8f570a3"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
 version = "1.0.196"
@@ -4135,6 +4635,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_bytes"
+version = "0.11.14"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8b8497c313fd43ab992087548117643f6fcd935cbf36f176ffda0aacf9591734"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_derive"
 version = "1.0.196"
@@ -4152,6 +4661,7 @@ version = "1.0.113"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "69801b70b1c3dac963ecb03a364ba0ceda9cf60c71cfe475e99864759c8b8a79"
 dependencies = [
+ "indexmap 2.2.2",
  "itoa",
  "ryu",
  "serde",
@@ -4207,6 +4717,28 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_with"
+version = "1.14.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "678b5a069e50bf00ecd22d0cd8ddf7c236f68581b03db652061ed5eb13a312ff"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "serde_with_macros",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_with_macros"
+version = "1.5.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e182d6ec6f05393cc0e5ed1bf81ad6db3a8feedf8ee515ecdd369809bcce8082"
+dependencies = [
+ "darling",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 1.0.109",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_yaml"
 version = "0.9.31"
@@ -4245,6 +4777,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.48",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sha-1"
+version = "0.10.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f5058ada175748e33390e40e872bd0fe59a19f265d0158daa551c5a88a76009c"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "cpufeatures",
+ "digest",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "sha1"
 version = "0.10.6"
@@ -4647,7 +5190,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e37195395df71fd068f6e2082247891bc11e3289624bbc776a0cdfa1ca7f1ea4"
 dependencies = [
  "atoi",
- "base64",
+ "base64 0.21.7",
  "bigdecimal",
  "bitflags 2.4.2",
  "byteorder",
@@ -4694,7 +5237,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d6ac0ac3b7ccd10cc96c7ab29791a7dd236bd94021f31eec7ba3d46a74aa1c24"
 dependencies = [
  "atoi",
- "base64",
+ "base64 0.21.7",
  "bigdecimal",
  "bitflags 2.4.2",
  "byteorder",
@@ -4788,6 +5331,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-normalization",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "strsim"
+version = "0.10.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "73473c0e59e6d5812c5dfe2a064a6444949f089e20eec9a2e5506596494e4623"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "strsim"
 version = "0.11.0"
@@ -4846,6 +5395,12 @@ version = "0.1.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2047c6ded9c721764247e62cd3b03c09ffc529b2ba5b10ec482ae507a4a70160"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "take_mut"
+version = "0.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f764005d11ee5f36500a149ace24e00e3da98b0158b3e2d53a7495660d3f4d60"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tap"
 version = "1.0.1"
@@ -5014,6 +5569,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tokio-io-timeout"
+version = "1.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "30b74022ada614a1b4834de765f9bb43877f910cc8ce4be40e89042c9223a8bf"
+dependencies = [
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio-macros"
 version = "2.2.0"
@@ -5025,6 +5590,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.48",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tokio-rustls"
+version = "0.24.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c28327cf380ac148141087fbfb9de9d7bd4e84ab5d2c28fbc911d753de8a7081"
+dependencies = [
+ "rustls 0.21.10",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio-rustls"
 version = "0.25.0"
@@ -5055,6 +5630,7 @@ checksum = "5419f34732d9eb6ee4c3578b7989078579b7f039cbbb9ca2c4da015749371e15"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "futures-core",
+ "futures-io",
  "futures-sink",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "tokio",
@@ -5094,6 +5670,33 @@ dependencies = [
  "winnow",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tonic"
+version = "0.11.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "76c4eb7a4e9ef9d4763600161f12f5070b92a578e1b634db88a6887844c91a13"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-stream",
+ "async-trait",
+ "axum 0.6.20",
+ "base64 0.21.7",
+ "bytes",
+ "h2 0.3.26",
+ "http 0.2.11",
+ "http-body 0.4.6",
+ "hyper 0.14.28",
+ "hyper-timeout",
+ "percent-encoding",
+ "pin-project",
+ "prost",
+ "tokio",
+ "tokio-stream",
+ "tower",
+ "tower-layer",
+ "tower-service",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tower"
 version = "0.4.13"
@@ -5102,9 +5705,13 @@ checksum = "b8fa9be0de6cf49e536ce1851f987bd21a43b771b09473c3549a6c853db37c1c"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
  "futures-util",
+ "indexmap 1.9.3",
  "pin-project",
  "pin-project-lite",
+ "rand",
+ "slab",
  "tokio",
+ "tokio-util",
  "tower-layer",
  "tower-service",
  "tracing",
@@ -5193,6 +5800,36 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-core",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tracing-opentelemetry"
+version = "0.23.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a9be14ba1bbe4ab79e9229f7f89fab8d120b865859f10527f31c033e599d2284"
+dependencies = [
+ "js-sys",
+ "once_cell",
+ "opentelemetry",
+ "opentelemetry_sdk",
+ "smallvec",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-core",
+ "tracing-log",
+ "tracing-subscriber",
+ "web-time",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "tracing-opentelemetry-instrumentation-sdk"
+version = "0.18.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9a276058193f1b03d8279356215ec4c8c1bb21e40e5554bb239aa94fb2d8e189"
+dependencies = [
+ "http 1.0.0",
+ "opentelemetry",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-opentelemetry",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing-serde"
 version = "0.1.3"
@@ -5224,6 +5861,51 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "trust-dns-proto"
+version = "0.21.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9c31f240f59877c3d4bb3b3ea0ec5a6a0cff07323580ff8c7a605cd7d08b255d"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-trait",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "data-encoding",
+ "enum-as-inner",
+ "futures-channel",
+ "futures-io",
+ "futures-util",
+ "idna 0.2.3",
+ "ipnet",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "log",
+ "rand",
+ "smallvec",
+ "thiserror",
+ "tinyvec",
+ "tokio",
+ "url",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "trust-dns-resolver"
+version = "0.21.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e4ba72c2ea84515690c9fcef4c6c660bb9df3036ed1051686de84605b74fd558"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "futures-util",
+ "ipconfig",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "log",
+ "lru-cache",
+ "parking_lot",
+ "resolv-conf",
+ "smallvec",
+ "thiserror",
+ "tokio",
+ "trust-dns-proto",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "try-lock"
 version = "0.2.5"
@@ -5255,6 +5937,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "rustc-hash",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "typed-builder"
+version = "0.10.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "89851716b67b937e393b3daa8423e67ddfc4bbbf1654bcf05488e95e0828db0c"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 1.0.109",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "typenum"
 version = "1.17.0"
@@ -5657,6 +6350,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "web-time"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5a6580f308b1fad9207618087a65c04e7a10bc77e02c8e84e9b00dd4b12fa0bb"
+dependencies = [
+ "js-sys",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "webpki-roots"
 version = "0.25.4"
@@ -5678,6 +6381,12 @@ version = "1.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "22fc3756b8a9133049b26c7f61ab35416c130e8c09b660f5b3958b446f52cc50"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "widestring"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7219d36b6eac893fa81e84ebe06485e7dcbb616177469b142df14f1f4deb1311"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winapi"
 version = "0.3.9"
@@ -5859,6 +6568,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "winreg"
+version = "0.50.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "524e57b2c537c0f9b1e69f1965311ec12182b4122e45035b1508cd24d2adadb1"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winsplit"
 version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/examples/demo/tests/models/snapshots/can_validate_model@users.snap b/examples/demo/tests/models/snapshots/can_validate_model@users.snap
index 4d457a703..708479af8 100644
--- a/examples/demo/tests/models/snapshots/can_validate_model@users.snap
+++ b/examples/demo/tests/models/snapshots/can_validate_model@users.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-source: tests/models/main.rs
+source: tests/models/users.rs
 expression: res
 ---
 Err(
diff --git a/loco-extras/Cargo.toml b/loco-extras/Cargo.toml
index 4eaaaec8f..31172c44c 100644
--- a/loco-extras/Cargo.toml
+++ b/loco-extras/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ init-tracing-opentelemetry = { version = "0.18", optional = true , features = ["
 tracing-opentelemetry-instrumentation-sdk = { version = "0.18", optional = true }
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.18", optional = true , features = ["env-filter", "json"] }
 tracing = { version = "0.1.40", optional = true }
+mongodb = { version = "2.8.0", optional = true }
 
 [dependencies.loco-rs]
 path = "../"
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ full = [
   "initializer-multi-db",
   "initializer-normalize-path",
   "initializer-opentelemetry",
+  "initializer-mongodb",
 ]
 
 initializer-prometheus = ["dep:axum-prometheus"]
@@ -49,4 +51,5 @@ initializer-extra-db = []
 initializer-multi-db = ["dep:serde_json"]
 initializer-normalize-path = ["dep:tower", "dep:tower-http"]
 initializer-opentelemetry = ["dep:opentelemetry","dep:opentelemetry-otlp","dep:axum-tracing-opentelemetry",
-    "dep:init-tracing-opentelemetry", "dep:tracing-opentelemetry-instrumentation-sdk","dep:tracing-subscriber","dep:tracing"]
\ No newline at end of file
+    "dep:init-tracing-opentelemetry", "dep:tracing-opentelemetry-instrumentation-sdk","dep:tracing-subscriber","dep:tracing"]
+initializer-mongodb = ["dep:mongodb", "dep:serde", "dep:serde_json"]
diff --git a/loco-extras/src/initializers/mod.rs b/loco-extras/src/initializers/mod.rs
index 9a634f6fe..91d28a4ac 100644
--- a/loco-extras/src/initializers/mod.rs
+++ b/loco-extras/src/initializers/mod.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@
 //!````
 #[cfg(feature = "initializer-extra-db")]
 pub mod extra_db;
+#[cfg(feature = "initializer-mongodb")]
+pub mod mongodb;
 #[cfg(feature = "initializer-multi-db")]
 pub mod multi_db;
 #[cfg(feature = "initializer-normalize-path")]
diff --git a/loco-extras/src/initializers/mongodb/README.md b/loco-extras/src/initializers/mongodb/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5eaa7add
--- /dev/null
+++ b/loco-extras/src/initializers/mongodb/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+# This Initializer adds support for connection to a MongoDB database
+
+There is extra functionality that loco supports through the `loco_extras` crate. Each extra can be pulled in optionally and is intgerated into your loco app by adding them as intializers.
+
+This initializer adds support for using a MongoDB database. Choosing to use Mongo would mean sacrificing a lot of the features that loco provides out of the box, such as user authentication, but it can still be used quite effectively as loco will help with a lot of the boilerplate code.
+
+This initializer is recommended to be used with the base starter that does not come with a database connection (as those all use SQL), but it can be used with any other starter as well.
+
+## Steps
+
+To add this initializer to your project, follow these steps:
+
+### Add Dependencies
+
+Add the `mongodb` crate and mongodb initializer to your loco project.
+
+```toml
+# Cargo.toml
+[dependencies]
+loco-extras = { version = "*", features = ["mongodb"] }
+mongodb = { version = "2.8.0"}
+```
+
+### Add to the Config
+
+Add a mongodb connection section to you config.yaml file.
+
+```yaml
+# config/[development/test/production...].yaml
+initializers:
+  mongodb:
+    uri:  {{ get_env(name="MONGODB_URI", default="mongodb://localhost:27017/") }}
+    db_name: "db_name"
+    client_options:
+      connectTimeout:
+        secs: 2
+        nanos: 0
+      serverSelectionTimeout:
+        secs: 2
+        nanos: 0
+```
+
+Although untested, the `client_options` should be able to take any options that the mongodb driver supports. The options are passed as a `serde_json::Value`, so however that type is serialized/deserialized should work here. Example above shows how `Duration` is serialized.
+
+
+### Add the Initializer
+
+Add the initializer to your `src/app.rs` file.
+
+```rust
+// src/app.rs
+pub struct App;
+#[async_trait]
+impl Hooks for App {
+    // Other code...
+    async fn initializers(ctx: &AppContext) -> Result<Vec<Box<dyn Initializer>>> {
+        let mut initializers: Vec<Box<dyn Initializer>> = vec![
+            Box::new(loco_extras::initializers::mongodb::MongoDbInitializer),
+        ];
+
+        Ok(initializers)
+    }
+    // Other code...
+}
+```
+
+### Using the Connection
+
+Now you can use the connection in your handler code.
+
+```rust
+// src/controllers/mongo.rs
+use axum::Extension;
+use loco_rs::prelude::*;
+use serde_json::Value;
+use mongodb::{bson::doc, Database};
+
+pub async fn fetch(Extension(mongodb): Extension<Database>) -> Result<Response> {
+    let user: Option<Value> = mongodb.collection("users").find_one(doc!{}, None).await.map_err(|_| Error::NotFound)?;
+    format::json(user.ok_or_else(|| Error::NotFound)?)
+}
+
+pub fn routes() -> Routes {
+    Routes::new()
+        .prefix("mongo")
+        .add("/", get(fetch))
+}
+```
+
+If you are adding a new file, don't forget to add it to the `src/controllers/mod.rs` file.
+
+### Adding to the Router
+
+If you created a new controller, you need to register the routes in your `src/app.rs` file.
+
+```rust
+// src/app.rs
+
+fn routes(ctx: &AppContext) -> AppRoutes {
+    AppRoutes::with_default_routes()
+        // Other routes...
+        .add_route(controllers::mongodb::routes())
+}
+```
+
+Now you can run the server with the config information set OR set the `MONGODB_URI` environment variable.
diff --git a/loco-extras/src/initializers/mongodb/mod.rs b/loco-extras/src/initializers/mongodb/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7e013c67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/loco-extras/src/initializers/mongodb/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use axum::{Extension, Router as AxumRouter};
+use loco_rs::prelude::*;
+
+use mongodb::{bson::doc, options::ClientOptions, Client, Database};
+
+#[allow(clippy::module_name_repetitions)]
+pub struct MongoDbInitializer;
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl Initializer for MongoDbInitializer {
+    fn name(&self) -> String {
+        "mongodb".to_string()
+    }
+
+    async fn after_routes(&self, router: AxumRouter, ctx: &AppContext) -> Result<AxumRouter> {
+        let mongo_db_config = ctx
+            .config
+            .initializers
+            .clone()
+            .ok_or_else(|| Error::Message("initializers config not configured".to_string()))?;
+
+        let mongo_db_value = mongo_db_config
+            .get("mongodb")
+            .ok_or_else(|| Error::Message("mongo not configured as initializer".to_string()))?;
+
+        let mongo_db: MongoDbConfig = serde_json::from_value(mongo_db_value.clone())
+            .map_err(|e| Error::Message(e.to_string()))?;
+
+        let db = connect_to_db(mongo_db).await?;
+
+        Ok(router.layer(Extension(db)))
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, serde::Deserialize)]
+struct MongoDbConfig {
+    uri: String,
+    db_name: String,
+    client_options: Option<ClientOptions>,
+}
+
+async fn connect_to_db(config: MongoDbConfig) -> Result<Database> {
+    let mut client_options = ClientOptions::parse_async(&config.uri)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| Error::Message(e.to_string()))?;
+
+    let client_options = merge_config_with_client(&mut client_options, config.clone());
+
+    let client = Client::with_options(client_options).map_err(|e| Error::Message(e.to_string()))?;
+
+    let db = client.database(config.db_name.as_ref());
+
+    // Ping the Database to make sure a connection has been made
+    db.run_command(doc! { "ping": 1 }, None)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| Error::Message(e.to_string()))?;
+
+    Ok(db)
+}
+
+fn merge_config_with_client(co: &mut ClientOptions, config: MongoDbConfig) -> ClientOptions {
+    match config.client_options {
+        None => co.clone(),
+        Some(client_options) => {
+            co.app_name = client_options.app_name.or(co.app_name.clone());
+            co.compressors = client_options.compressors.or(co.compressors.clone());
+            co.cmap_event_handler = client_options
+                .cmap_event_handler
+                .or(co.cmap_event_handler.clone());
+            co.command_event_handler = client_options
+                .command_event_handler
+                .or(co.command_event_handler.clone());
+            co.connect_timeout = client_options
+                .connect_timeout
+                .or(co.connect_timeout.clone());
+            co.credential = client_options.credential.or(co.credential.clone());
+            co.direct_connection = client_options
+                .direct_connection
+                .or(co.direct_connection.clone());
+            co.driver_info = client_options.driver_info.or(co.driver_info.clone());
+            co.heartbeat_freq = client_options.heartbeat_freq.or(co.heartbeat_freq.clone());
+            co.load_balanced = client_options.load_balanced.or(co.load_balanced.clone());
+            co.local_threshold = client_options
+                .local_threshold
+                .or(co.local_threshold.clone());
+            co.max_idle_time = client_options.max_idle_time.or(co.max_idle_time.clone());
+            co.max_pool_size = client_options.max_pool_size.or(co.max_pool_size.clone());
+            co.min_pool_size = client_options.min_pool_size.or(co.min_pool_size.clone());
+            co.max_connecting = client_options.max_connecting.or(co.max_connecting.clone());
+            co.read_concern = client_options.read_concern.or(co.read_concern.clone());
+            co.repl_set_name = client_options.repl_set_name.or(co.repl_set_name.clone());
+            co.retry_reads = client_options.retry_reads.or(co.retry_reads.clone());
+            co.retry_writes = client_options.retry_writes.or(co.retry_writes.clone());
+            co.sdam_event_handler = client_options
+                .sdam_event_handler
+                .or(co.sdam_event_handler.clone());
+            co.selection_criteria = client_options
+                .selection_criteria
+                .or(co.selection_criteria.clone());
+            co.server_api = client_options.server_api.or(co.server_api.clone());
+            co.server_selection_timeout = client_options
+                .server_selection_timeout
+                .or(co.server_selection_timeout.clone());
+            co.default_database = client_options
+                .default_database
+                .or(co.default_database.clone());
+            co.tls = client_options.tls.or(co.tls.clone());
+            // co.tracing_max_document_length_bytes = client_options.tracing_max_document_length_bytes;
+            co.write_concern = client_options.write_concern.or(co.write_concern.clone());
+            co.srv_max_hosts = client_options.srv_max_hosts.or(co.srv_max_hosts.clone());
+
+            co.clone()
+        }
+    }
+}