mongodb.md

MongoDB Docker Setup *

This Docker configuration sets up an instance of MongoDB, a popular NoSQL database, with user-defined credentials. It also provides a docker-compose script to manage the service in a project setup.

Parameter	Explanation
MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME	The username for the MongoDB root user
MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD	The password for the MongoDB root user

Docker command

docker run --name mongodb-instance \
  -e MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME=admin \
  -e MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD=password123 \
  -p 27017:27017 \
  -d mongo:latest

Docker compose

services:
  mongodb:
    image: mongo:latest
    container_name: mongodb
    restart: always
    ports:
      - '27017:27017'
    environment:
      MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME: root
      MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD: password
    volumes:
      - mongodb_data:/data/db

volumes:
  mongodb_data: