diff --git a/lib/server/plugnplay.ts b/lib/server/plugnplay.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76520c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/server/plugnplay.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import mongoose from "mongoose";
+import { Biffno } from "~/models/challenges/biffno";
+import { Ficmas } from "~/models/challenges/ficmas";
+import { Challenge } from "~/models/challenges/gen";
+
+export default async function () {
+	let beep = useRuntimeConfig();
+	Challenge;
+	Biffno;
+	Ficmas;
+	console.log(mongoose.connection.modelNames);
+	console.log(beep);
+	try {
+		await mongoose.connect(beep.database.uri);
+		// if (!!!mongoose.connections.length)
+	} catch (e) {
+		console.error(e);
+		throw createError({ statusCode: 500, message: "whoops." });
+	}
+}
diff --git a/plugins/01.db.server.ts b/plugins/01.db.server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3316ee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/01.db.server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import mongoose from "mongoose";
+import * as net from "net";
+import plugnplay from "~/lib/server/plugnplay";
+import { Biffno } from "~/models/challenges/biffno";
+import { Ficmas } from "~/models/challenges/ficmas";
+import { Challenge } from "~/models/challenges/gen";
+export default defineNuxtPlugin({
+	name: "mongo",
+	// enforce: 'pre',
+	async setup(nuxtApp) {
+		// net.setDefaultAutoSelectFamily(true)
+		console.log("plugin->connecting........");
+		await plugnplay();
+	},
+});
diff --git a/server/middleware/00.dbconn.ts b/server/middleware/00.dbconn.ts
index 8f498cd..047d229 100644
--- a/server/middleware/00.dbconn.ts
+++ b/server/middleware/00.dbconn.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,8 @@
-import mongoose from "mongoose"
-import {Ficmas} from "~/models/challenges/ficmas"
-import {Challenge} from "~/models/challenges/gen"
-import {Biffno} from "~/models/challenges/biffno"
-
-export default eventHandler(async (event) => {
-	let beep = useRuntimeConfig()
-		console.log(beep)
-		Challenge;
-		Biffno;
-		Ficmas;
-		try {
-			console.log("connecting........")
-			await mongoose.connect(beep.database.uri)
-		} catch(e) {
-			console.error(e)
-			throw createError({statusCode: 500, message: "whoops."})
-		}
-})
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+import mongoose from "mongoose";
+import plugnplay from "~/lib/server/plugnplay";
+
+export default eventHandler(async (event) => {
+	console.log("mid->connecting........");
+
+	await plugnplay();
+});