Get Started with MongoDB Atlas
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MongoDB CLI provides a command-line interface for managing your MongoDB Atlas projects and clusters. This tutorial demonstrates how to:
Create one cluster in your Atlas project
Load sample data into your Atlas cluster
Add your IP address to your project's IP access list
Create a MongoDB user for your Atlas cluster
Connect to your new cluster using the MongoDB Shell,
mongosh.
The reference pages for the commands mentioned in this tutorial are available in the Reference section.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, you must complete the following:
Configure an Atlas Cluster
Use the mongocli atlas quickstart command to create an M2
cluster in Atlas.
You can run this command in two ways:
Interactive mode - the command prompts you for the cluster settings and provides default values.
Noninteractive mode - you run the command with the options.
Click the tab to see the command for your preferred mode.
The command prompts you for the cluster settings and provides
default options. Press Enter when prompted to accept the
default settings.
mongocli atlas quickstart
The command creates a sample shared-tier cluster with the following settings:
Cluster name:
getStartedService provider:
AWSProvider region:
US_EAST-1Cluster tier:
M2Disk size:
2GBMongoDB version:
5.0Replica set members:
3
mongocli atlas quickstart --clusterName getStarted --provider AWS --region US_EAST_1 --username testUser --password changeMe accessListIp <192.0.2.15> --skipSampleData Yes
Summary
Congratulations! You have successfully created a cluster to host your
data. You can connect to your cluster using the connection
string for
mongosh or your application or view your cluster by logging
in to the UI.