{"id":7110,"date":"2021-11-02T22:31:23","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T22:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rax-stg-wp-aws.com\/blogs\/creating-and-connecting-to-a-database-in-mongodb-atlas\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T19:27:52","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T19:27:52","slug":"creating-and-connecting-to-a-database-in-mongodb-atlas","status":"publish","type":"blogs","link":"https:\/\/www.rackspace.com\/en-gb\/blogs\/creating-and-connecting-to-a-database-in-mongodb-atlas\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating and connecting to a database in MongoDB Atlas"},"content":{"rendered":"

MongoDB is one of the NoSQL databases in the market which are used for general purposes, and it is an open-source document database and built on C++.<\/p>\n

This blog demonstrates the below items<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \n

    Creating a Cluster in the cloud<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  2. \n

    Installing Mongodb Compass to connect<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  3. \n

    Connecting to MongoDB cluster using Compass<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  4. \n

    Creating a Database<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Terminology used in MongoDB:<\/h3>\n

    Database: It is a Physical Container for collections.<\/p>\n

    Collection: It is a group of MongoDB documents. It is equal to a table in SQL databases such as Oracle.<\/p>\n

    To compare Oracle SQL and nosql MongoDB objects we can compare as below.<\/p>\n

     MongoDB is one of the NoSQL databases in the market which are used for general purposes, and it is an open-source document database and built on C++.<\/p>\n

    This blog demonstrates the below items
    \n1.    Creating a Cluster in the cloud<\/p>\n

    2.    Installing MongoDB Compass to connect<\/p>\n

    3.    Connecting to MongoDB cluster using Compass <\/p>\n

    4.    Creating a Database
    \n <\/p>\n

    \"mongodb<\/p>\n

    Cloud Options<\/strong><\/p>\n

    MongoDB Atlas is a global cloud database service built on AWS, Azure, and Google cloud. We can deploy ,operate and scale a MongoDB database in just a few clicks. Here we will discuss on creating MongoDB  in Cloud.
    \n <\/p>\n

    Login to 
    \nhttps:\/\/cloud.mongodb.com\/ <\/a> <\/strong>using google account.
    \nWe can create a database using the below steps after logging to <\/strong>     https:\/\/cloud.mongodb.com <\/a><\/p>\n

    \"Mongo<\/p>\n

    Click on Build a Database.Choose the free option \u201cShared\u201d for now <\/p>\n

    \"mongo<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    \"mongo<\/p>\n

    Select any Cloud service provider, here I chose Azure.<\/p>\n

    \"mongodb<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    \"mongodb<\/p>\n

     Click on “Create Cluster”<\/p>\n

    \"mongodb<\/p>\n

    \"mongodb<\/p>\n

     Once the cluster is created ,in network access,  add the IP entry to get access from your local desktop.<\/p>\n

    \"mongodb<\/p>\n

    We also create database user for cluster to access cluster.<\/p>\n

    \"mongodb<\/p>\n

     We then use MongoDB Compass to connect to the cluster.<\/p>\n

    \"Mongodb<\/p>\n

    Installing MongoDB Compass: <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Download software using URL ,for windows File<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"mongodb<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    \"Mongodb<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    \"mongodb<\/p>\n

    \"mongodb<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    \"mongodb<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    \"mongodb<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    \"mongodb<\/p>\n

    Once Installed open Mongodb Compass<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"mongodb<\/p>\n

     I have created a \u201cTraining\u201d Database in below screenshot with single click as create database.<\/p>\n

    \"mongodb<\/p>\n

    \"mongo<\/p>\n

     Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n

    This process describes how we can create a cluster in ATLAS and MongoDB database in the cluster. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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