Get Started with Atlas (original) (raw)

MongoDB Atlas provides an easy way to host and manage your data in the cloud. This tutorial guides you through creating an Atlascluster, connecting to it, and loading sample data.

You can get started with Atlas through the Atlas CLI or the Atlas User Interface. Select a tab based on how you would like to get started:

To create and authenticate with your Atlas account, create one free database, load sample data, add your IP address to your project IP access list, create a MongoDB user, and view your connection string using the Atlas CLI, run the following command:

To learn more about the command syntax and parameters, see the Atlas CLI documentation for atlas setup.

For step-by-step instructions on using this command, see Get Started with Atlas from the Atlas CLI.

You can also run atlas setup if you have an Atlas account and an organization/project, but you haven't set up a cluster.

To get started using the Atlas UI:

Create and deploy a Free cluster. You can use AtlasFree clusters as a small-scale development environment to host your data. Free clusters never expire, and provide access to a subset of Atlasfeatures.

Manage the list of trusted IP addresses. An IP uniquely identifies a device connecting to a network. In Atlas, you can connect to a cluster only from a trusted IP address. Within Atlas, you can create a list of trusted IP addresses, referred to as an IP access list. An IP accesss list defines the IP addresses that can connect to your cluster and access your data.

Build full-text search on top of your data. To learn more, seeAtlas Search Overview.