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Go to the command prompt for your system.Make sure you have the MongoDB Shell installed on your computer.Make sure your client has TLS and is on the Whitelist.If you are using MongoDB Atlas, the steps to getting a shell are as follows: Prerequisites for Using the CLI with MongoDB Atlas

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A shell is a program that allows you to enter commands into a software system.

To create a database using a command-line interface, the first task is to get access to the MongoDB cluster you are using via the MongoDB Shell.

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Like most complex software systems, MongoDB can be controlled with what is called a command-line interface, often referred to as a CLI.īy entering commands into the CLI, you tell MongoDB how to operate, get information about how the MongoDB cluster is running, and perform fundamental actions like the one we will cover today: creating a database. You can manually enter new documents, or connect to the database using any of the drivers. Once these fields are filled, click on “Create” and your database will be created for you. This will open up a modal, asking you for a database name and collection name. If there are no databases in this cluster, you will be presented with the option to create your first database by clicking on the “Add My Own Data” button.

Make sure you have a user account and password on the MongoDB cluster you want to use.Ĭreating a MongoDB Database with the Atlas UIįrom your cluster page, click on “Browse Collections”.

To create a database on MongoDB Atlas, you will need: This free tier is more than enough for the purposes of this article. A free tier is available with basic database functionalities. The easiest way to get started with MongoDB is using Atlas, the database-as-a-service offering by MongoDB. All methods are available for MongoDB Atlas, the database-as-a-service offering by MongoDB, and for self-managed clusters. In this article, we will cover how to create a database using the MongoDB Atlas UI (User Interface), the MongoDB Shell (mongosh) REPL (Read-Eval-Print-Loop), or using Compass, the MongoDB GUI (Graphical User Interface). So you want to try MongoDB, but you're not sure how to create a database.

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