MongoDB is an open-source NoSQL document database that stores data as flexible BSON documents and scales horizontally through sharding. This guide deploys MongoDB using Docker Compose with persistent volume storage and a root user, then verifies it with the mongosh shell. By the end, you'll have a MongoDB instance ready for application use on your server.

Set Up the Directory Structure

1. Create the project directory structure:

$ mkdir -p ~/mongodb-logging/mongodb-data $ cd ~/mongodb-logging

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2. Create the environment file:

$ nano .env

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MONGO_ROOT_USERNAME = admin MONGO_ROOT_PASSWORD = changeme

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Pick a strong password before deploying.

Deploy with Docker Compose

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