Mongo DB in Docker

Run a MongoDB Instance with Docker or Docker Compose

Updated: 03 September 2023

Considerations

To run MongDB in a Docker Container there are a few things to take note of:

  • You may need to configure auth
  • Volume storage to be set up

From Terminal

To run a Docker container using a single command in the terminal you can run the following command:

Terminal window
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docker run -d -p 27017:27017

You can also specify additional information like the volumes you would like to use using flags when running:

Terminal window
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docker run -d -p 27017:27017

From Compose

More info can be found here

You can also run a MongoDB Container with Compose which may be a bit easier:

docker-compose.yml

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version: '3.3'
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services:
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  # mongonode0:27017
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  mongo0:
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    image: mongo
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    hostname: mongo0
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    container_name: mongo0
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    restart: always
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    ports:
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      - '37000:27017'
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    volumes:
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      - ./mongo0-data:/data/db
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    environment:
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      MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME: root
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      MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD: password