NavigationContentFooter
Jump toSuggest an edit

How to connect to a MongoDB® Database Instance

Reviewed on 18 September 2024Published on 18 September 2024
Important

Managed MongoDB® is currently in private beta. Click here to join the waiting list.

Before you start

To complete the actions presented below, you must have:

  • A Scaleway account logged into the console
  • Owner status or IAM permissions allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
  • A MongoDB® Database Instance
  • Installed either mongosh, or the pymongo distribution for Python, or the Node.js mongodb module or the mongo driver for Go, or Mongoose on your local machine

How to connect via a database client

  1. Click MongoDB® under Managed Databases on the side menu. A list of your Database Instances displays.
  2. Click the database name or «See more Icon» > More info to access the Database Instance information page.
  3. Click «Download Icon» next to the TLS certificate to download it.
  4. Transfer the file to where you will execute the connection command.
  5. Return to the console and click Connect in the Connect Database Instance section. A pop-up appears.
  6. Select a connection mode. The following modes are available: mongosh, Python, Go, Node.js and Mongoose.
  7. Replace the variables in the commands with your information.

Find below a detailed description of each connection mode:

mongosh

To connect to a public endpoint using the MongoDB® shell:

  1. Replace the following variables in the command as described:

    mongosh "mongodb+srv://{instance_id}.mgdb.{region}.scw.cloud" --tlsCAFile {your_certificate.pem} -u {username
    • {your-certificate.pem} - the TLS certificate downloaded on step 3.
    • {username} - the username you defined upon Database Instance creation.
    • {db-instance-id} - the UUID of your Database Instance.
    • {region} - the database name you entered upon Database Instance creation. The default is called rdb.
  2. Run the command.

  3. Enter your password when prompted.

If the connection is successful, you should see the following message display on your console, and be able to write queries:

The server generated these startup warnings when booting
Powered by MongoDB® v0.9.0 and PostgreSQL 14.6.

Follow the same procedure to connect to a private endpoint for one node, replacing {privateNetorkName} with the name of your Private Network:

mongosh "mongodb://{instance_id}-0.{privateNetworkName}" -u {username}

For multiple nodes, replace {db-instance-id} with the Database Instance UUID of each respective Instance, and {privateNetworkName} with the names of your Private Network:

"mongodb://{instance_id}-0.{privateNetworkName},{instance_id}-1.{privateNetworkName},{instance_id}-2.{privateNetworkName}" -u {username}

Python

The following code shows you how to use the pymongo library to connect using TLS.

from pymongo import MongoClient
# Replace with your MongoDB® connection details
username = "your_username"
password = "your_password" # it is best to use environment variables to manage sensitive data
instance_id = "your_instance_id"
region = "your_region" #the region of your database instance. "fr-par" if Paris
tls_certificate = "path/to/your_tls_certificate.pem" # path to your TLS certificate file
database_name = "databaseName"
# Construct the connection string
connection_string = f"mongodb+srv://{username}:{password}@{instance_id}.mgdb.{region}.scw.cloud/?tls=true&tlsCAFile={tls_certificate}"
# Establish a connection
client = MongoClient(connection_string)
# Access a specific database
db = client[database_name]
# Example: Access a specific collection
collection = db['your_collection_name']
# Now you can interact with the collection, e.g., find documents
documents = collection.find({})
for doc in documents:
print(doc)

Node.js

The following code shows you how to use the mongodb module to connect using TLS.

const { MongoClient } = require('mongodb');
const path = require('path');
// Replace with your MongoDB® connection details
const username = encodeURIComponent('your_username');
const password = encodeURIComponent('your_password');
const region = "your_region" // "fr-par" for Paris.
const instanceId = 'your_instance_id'; // your instance id
const databaseName = 'databaseName'
// Path to your TLS certificate file
const tlsCertificatePath = path.resolve(__dirname, 'path/to/your_tls_certificate.pem');
// Construct the connection string
const connectionString = `mongodb+srv://${username}:${password}@${instanceId}.mgdb.${region}.scw.cloud`;
// Create a new MongoClient
const client = new MongoClient(connectionString, {
useNewUrlParser: true,
useUnifiedTopology: true,
tls: true, // Enable TLS/SSL
tlsCAFile: tlsCertificatePath, // Path to the CA certificate file
});
async function run() {
try {
// Connect to the MongoDB® server
await client.connect();
console.log('Connected to MongoDB!');
// Access the database and collection
const db = client.db(databaseName);
const collection = db.collection('your_collection_name');
// Example: Find documents in the collection
const documents = await collection.find({}).toArray();
console.log('Documents:', documents);
} catch (err) {
console.error(err);
} finally {
// Close the connection
await client.close();
console.log('Connection to MongoDB® closed.');
}
}
run().catch(console.dir);

Go

The following code shows you how to use the mongo driver to connect using TLS.

package main
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo"
"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/options"
)
func main() {
username := "<replace_with_user_name>"
password := "<replace_with_password>"
host := "<endpoint ip>"
port := 1234 // replace with endpoint port number
caCertPath := "<instance_certificate.crt>"
// prepare the uri for the connection
uri := fmt.Sprintf(
"mongodb://%s:%s@%s:%d/rdb?tls=true&tlsCACert=%s&authMechanism=PLAIN",
username,
password,
host,
port,
caCertPath,
)
ctx := context.Background()
// connect to the database
client, _ := mongo.Connect(ctx, options.Client().ApplyURI(uri))
// get the database
db := client.Database("rdb")
// get the collection
cars := db.Collection("cars")
// insert a document
carToInsert := Car{Name: "Supercar", Year: 2020}
cars.InsertOne(ctx, carToInsert)
// read the document
carToRead := Car{}
cars.FindOne(ctx, map[string]interface{}{"name": "Supercar"}).Decode(&carToRead)
// print the document
fmt.Println(carToRead)
}
type Car struct {
Name string
Year int
}

Mongoose

The following code shows you how to use the Mongoose schema to connect using TLS.

const mongoose = require('mongoose');
const path = require('path');
// Replace with your MongoDB® connection details
const username = encodeURIComponent('your_username');
const password = encodeURIComponent('your_password');
const region = "your_region" // "fr-par" for Paris.
const instanceId = 'your_instance_id'; // your instance id
const databaseName = 'databaseName'
// Path to your TLS certificate file
const tlsCertificatePath = path.resolve(__dirname, 'path/to/your_tls_certificate.pem');
// Construct the connection string
const connectionString = `mongodb+srv://${username}:${password}@${instanceId}.mgdb.${region}.scw.cloud`;
// Connect to MongoDB® using Mongoose
mongoose.connect(connectionString, {
useNewUrlParser: true,
useUnifiedTopology: true,
tls: true, // Enable TLS/SSL
tlsCAFile: tlsCertificatePath, // Path to the CA certificate file
})
.then(() => {
console.log('Connected to MongoDB® with Mongoose!');
})
.catch(err => {
console.error('Connection error', err);
});
// Example schema and model
const exampleSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
name: String,
age: Number,
});
const ExampleModel = mongoose.model('Example', exampleSchema);
// Example: Creating a new document
const exampleDoc = new ExampleModel({ name: 'John Doe', age: 30 });
exampleDoc.save()
.then(doc => {
console.log('Document saved:', doc);
})
.catch(err => {
console.error('Error saving document', err);
});
See also
How to create a Database InstanceHow to manage users
API DocsScaleway consoleDedibox consoleScaleway LearningScaleway.comPricingBlogCareers
© 2023-2024 – Scaleway